The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-22 00:00:00

IRELAND.
FRIGHTFUL AGRARIAN MURDER.

DUBLIN, FAIDAY MORT.
M account reached town to-day of adreadhil mur-
der, which was perpetrated yesterday at Kilkifgan.
The victim's name was Thomas Farrell, a respectable
farmer, residing fat a place called Unseen. While
sitting at his own tire-side along with neighbours,
three ruffians, fully armed, entered the kitchen and
demanded Farrar' gun. The order having been at
once complied with, the whole party fired together at
Farrell, who instantly fell a corpse at their feet.

DMILIN. JAW. 21.

The formality of an official declaration of the poll
took place at Carlow yesterday, the numbers an-
nounced by the High Sheriff fig • with those
that bad previously been obtained private
sources. I have been assured that 15 " liberal"
electors, which in this woe is a convertible term for
paltry scoundrels, were carried into an adjoining
'county, and kept there " in durance," to prevent
them from voting for Mr. Sadleir ; it being of course
well understood that the men would be ;at no pecu-
niary less by this temporary absence from home. It
is also ascertained that only one liberal elector had
been induced by the influence of the Tenant League
to vote against Mr. Sadleir ; and there is no doubt
that the power exercised in the whole of this die-
=transaction, by that limp congregation of
has been greatly exaggerated. Whatever
the influence of the league may have been in
Carlow, its power for mischief will be still less in
Athlone, where the inhabitants appear to have been
quite unmoved by the noisy agitation of Messrs:
Lucas and Co.
The Irish Under-Secretaryship would appear to
be still undisposed of. The Evening Post says :
Mr. W. Villiers Stuart, as mentioned in our last, had
been nominated to the Under-Secretaryship ; bet we have
slate learned that the hon. gentleman, on account of the
state of his health, and the necessity of devoting Lis sada-
Sive attention to private a/fain, has intimated his unwil-
lingness to undertake the duties of the office. Ths plus,
therefore, still remains vacant.
The Northern Whig states that it is expected that
the petition against the return of Mr. Smyth, fur
Lisburn, will be followed up, adding that
The feeling amongst many of the electors of Lisburn is
Strongly in favour of Mr. Bmyth's being allowed to keep
has Seat, believing, as they do, that those who are desirous
et harassing him tiy prosecuting the petition against bis
Men, are less actuated by a regard for parity of election
then by a desire to avenge themselves on Mr. Smyth, ss
the party in whose return the independence of the borough
sad the right of the electors to vote without control from
as quartet were so signally vindicated.
There was a sale of property yesterday in the
ll:cumbered Estates Court, when a small property in
Dublin and its vicinity sold at an average of seven-
teen years' purchase; one in the county of Limerick
brought so much as 334 years' purchase on the net
rental; and a portion of an estate in the county of
Armagh, remaining over from a former sale, pro-
duced only about 9 or 10 years' purchase.
Accounts from different parts of the country de-
seribe the land as almost literally lying under water;
the rain is incessant, the soil is quite unfit for culti-
vation. and the worst consequences are to be feared
Weis a speedy change in the weather should be
brought about.