The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

THE IRISH LANDLORD MOVEMENT.

The Limerick Chronicle gives the following addi-
tionsl particulars relative to the movement recently get up
by Lord Monteaele sad other leaded proprietors in the
meth of Ireland ;
The prelimisary meeting, at which Lord Moatefigle pre.
sided, came to the resolution of appointing sub-commitnes
of inquiry in every parish, to repnt direct to a baronial ems-
mitts. upon the actual state of the ludlords and fanners
under the operation of peoulaw tar. county OM, and nut,
the 'generate chants amounting, it is certain, in nney in-
stances, at the present is aced prise of farm* prod's*. to
the fee simple value of the land itself, sad I. Nome etas *:-
seeding that standard. There must shahs taken into aceenat
the dire d.theatie privations endured for the last three years
Cl famine, the plural flight Cl Oman with the land-
lords' rent, the desertion of the lead, impoverished to the
last deems by the runaway', yet for whose dishonesty
and ahuse of solemn contract the unfortunate proprietor
is held responsible, the abandoned farms being still
subject to anumalation of poor-rate rad taus. Then
comes the distraint, the impeundiog, the tole and unifiers of
property ; .bile the home whet, swamped by free trade
with foreigoen, has left landlord end farmer no help or re-
source whatever to bear up against the intolerable oppression
of financial burdens, sanctioned by law under the free con-
Mannino of Oreat Britain.
One Cu. (continues the Limed& paper) of grievous suf.
Wisp by a respectable family in this county, was sommuni
sass to the preparatory meeting on Saturday last by one of
the inatlenno meant. The poseessor of a rent roll of
1,600/. a year, landed estate, which netted 1,2001. annually
*nu leers ego, was absolutely compelled to subsist with
his wife and seven children for three month' of the peat
twelve, wiliest the ordinary comfort of a meat diner,
a asp of weak tea or coffee, and the vegetables of the
kitchen garden, commonly furnishing the table of this most
wretched btiuoshold. Incredible and eppal'ing as this
they "pp as, we have been assured it is not e solitary in-
stance of the 'see-rive wont and privation known to exist.
When the district annsittees shell have completed their
important local inquiries, the entire mass of feels will be
submitted to a central committee, who undertake the duty
of making • concise digest of the painful evidence, to be
laid before his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and the
First Lord of the Treasury, by a deputation of the moorhen
of both boons, who represent this county in the imperial
parliament. Then shall we ascertain if her Majesty's millil-
itres and the British q opie can persist in a course of leeiels-
tire policy towards this miserable e,untre, at variance with
the ',lomat principles of humanity and pieties, by enforcing
a code of taxation the most potential' and oppressive of any
yet imposed upon the peorcat nation in the world, and the
inevitable tout quenee of which must be uuiversal bank-
ruptcy and beggary fur Irishmen.

MILITARY AND POLICE PROTECTION TO A RATE
DOLincton —Y,sterday morn* the Margate of Waren
We poop of the 71k Ham ire proceeded tram this city to
wows the poor rase cal...tor in enforcing the rats in the
Iteightoneriknod of Knocktopher. The polka forte of the
Callas and Thomutown districts, under Sah-lospeeten
Treat and Faits. ue, were also in requisition ; and the
Earl of D mut, with levers' others of the local stagidzati,
accomponied the force. Rumours lave afloat that a de.
Unlined opposttion Gn the part of** people was intended,
but up to the hour at which we go to 1 rasa no inforinatiou
of any reristanu to the coLutor has rescind us.—Kilkowly
litudtrutor.