The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-02 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Fl.ll. D.
The intelligence from France is devoured here with
the greatest avidity. Johnston's News-office on the
quay is beset with multitudes, who discuss with
equal gusto and originality the striking deeds of the
young republic. Beyond that harmless excitement
there are no apparent symptoms of a tendency to
disorder. At the Repeal Association yesterday, the
manifestation of feeling was only a little more
marked than on former occasions, whilst on the coin-
, mittee of the same body, a smart discussion took place
as to the real character of the French movement.
Opinion was divided as to its moral or physical force
nature, and the Old Ireland party proved most con-
clusively that barricades and Girondin chaunts, and
the other phenomena of revolution, were only moral
arms whereby a dynasty was overthrown, and a
democratic republic established on its ruins. Sym-
pathy with the gallant French nation is not unreason-
able. The corporation received, without approval or
otherwise, notice of g motion to present a congratula-
tory address. Roscrea has illuminated amid music
and rejoicing.
Various letters appear in the public journals de-
manding an expression of sympathy. The lameness
of the Young Ireland party, and the singular neglect
of both their organs on Saturday by the purchasing
population, are somewhat remarkable, and not lees
significant the silence of the sword folk on the hust-
ings of Waterford. This is the subject of general com-
ment, and the cause is ascribed to various motives ;
bat the real cause appears to be a prudent circum-
spection.
The military appeared in the street/ to-day, wear-
ing their side-arms. Since the Clontarf meeting this
has not oecurred in Ireland.

The Waterford poll is taken to-day. All parties
are confident of success, and boast of a considerable
majority. The contest, however, will be sufficiently
close, and I should not be surprised if Sir H. W. Bar-
ron should beat both opponents. His committee state
that 250 whigs and conservatives, with 120 rcpealers,
have promised to vote for him ; arid this aggregate is
nearly one half of the available constituency, which
does not amount to 800.

One-tenth of the entire police force of Ireland is
stationed in the county of Limerick—hard upon one
thousand.

PROVINCIAL.

REFORM THE Tears.-Our Liverpool correspondent
says, " A petition is being got up here preying the legisla-
ture to reduce the income tax to 2i per cent., to levy a tax of
4 per cent. on real property for 12 months, and to impose a
probate and property tax."

THE REPREEENTATION OF YARMOTITII.—TWO can-
didates are in the field soliciting the suffrages of the eleeurs
—Mr. Goldsmid, a liberal, and Mr. Lacoo, a tory bar.lc,r.
The local paper says, " It is very doubtful, in well-inforir.ed
circles, whether Yarmouth will have two members when the
freemen are disfranchised."

CHESHIRE.
CHESTER TOWN COUNCIL—A special meeting of
the Chester town council was convened at the Exchange on
Monday last, for the purpose of agreeing to an address to he
presented to the lord bishop of the diocese, os his tlerati:s
to the archiepiscopal see of Canterbury. Nearly all the
council, as well as the magistrates, who had been invited by
the mayor to take part in the proceedings, were present.—
The town-clerk then read the address, which was as follows :
TO THE RIGHT REV. 7115 LORD !WOOF OF Tent Maine or Cilrsl,ll.
May it please your Lordship,—We, the mayor aldermen, and bur-
, gesso of i the ancient and loyal city of Chester, n ammo] amembh
embrace the opportunity of your lardthip's translation to the a reh.e.
Moo* diocese, of Canterbury and the primacy of all England, to
approach you with those sentiments of reverence and affection so
justly due to your professional and personal character; and to express
to your lordship our deep and unfeigned regret at losing you as & re-
sident in this city, in the welfare and prosperity of which you have
uniformly evineed a deep interest, more especially in pron.oting all
measures having for their ob)set the comfort and well-being of ail
claws of our fellow titian', and ameliorating the au-
dition of the unfortunate, the distressed, and the desti-
tute; and to bear our testimony to your unaffected piety, .
your amiability of character, your extensive charities, and the humi-
lity with which you have stied your high statism
It part of oar province, combining as we do persons of various
nodes of epitome, to enter upon question affecting the prow at
smitten and future promacts of the protestant church as establishol
by law In thew realms, but we may be privileged to extrema our sin-
cera belief that a more vigilastidefender of the principles of the Reim-
tontine than your lordship is not to be found within the tale of trio
establishment, and our ardent hope that In these &Is when
public opinion (not hastily exprovied but delibermely
trued), Is favourable to an enlightened toleration being ex.
tended to all classes of her Majesty's subjects, that the
advancement of your lordship to the hothrst honour and
treats in the Established Church will teed te preserve, strength* a,
and enlarge the influence of these principles, and that they will be
upheld in their tall Integrity ae far an your lordships exam* and
infisence may prevail
We coegratulate your lordship on the attainment of honours which
are mod worthily bestowed, accompanied, however, by grave respon-
sibilities which our part experience of your lordship and your labours
within this diocese moms us you will faithfully discharge. We con-
gratulate the church that in these times, then somewhat of disquiet
hes fallen to her lot, that in the elevation of ppour lordship she will
enjoy the noon! superintendence and allbttbe of • firm mortise
of the Christain faith and a lover of peace. We congratinto
the people amnesic whom your lordship will hereafter dwell that
they will have the advantage of the residence of a prelate mg
only pro-eminently fitted to fill the highest station lo the church,
but who is deserving of their affection in the less dignified tut
useful capacities of friend, neighbour, and citizen.
May the days of your lordship be many in the land, and fruitful of
benefits to the great cause of Chrigian truth, and when you enter
your eternal rest, may it be is pesce through the minim and merits
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Child.
Given under the Corporate Seal of the City of Meath, this 25th
February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-eight.
The council and magistrates then proceeded in state to
the palace, preceded by the police force and the civic
regalia. On arriving there, the mayor briefly repeated the
sentiments which he had expressed in the council ; and then
presented the address to his lordship. The bishop, co
receiving the address., spoke as follows
Ma. Maros ARE. OC.TLFVEY,--It sdifficult for me to erprem the
strong emotion with which I have heard your address, speaking of
me as it dose in terms far more honourable than I had any tight to
expect, at am ominous of desemiag.
11y appointment to the primacy ham been received In many quarter.
with a favour which I could not have presumed to anticipate. But
the opinion which is especially valuable Is that ofimeri.ithbours and
fellow citizens, who have had opportunities of commerce
me, and speak from their own otormation ; and must devoid of
all proper feeling, if I did not acknowledge a high degree of gratifica-
tion for the testimony which you sow offer ma,,Maundod on the
ezperiessoe of twenty years, during which we have been known rte
each other.
Imay Wert to &mkt some of magataabos duivvi WI rat