The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-25 00:00:00

and his brother magistrates.
Instructions hare been i consideration of himself
issued to the constabulary
by Colonel M'Oregcr, containing the attcery-ge-
moral's opinicur as to the power of repressing va-
grancy. The constables are bound to aid magistrates,
anuchwardens, and Alerts of health, and to execute
the warrants of the magistrate, or, if the latter should
commit on his own view, to assist him in the appre-
hension. But constables cannot act except in the
presence, and in the aiding of the public authorities,
or on a warrant of a magistrate. If such be the in-
terpretation, it is quite clear that the city police have
been acting illegally for many weeks since in ejecting
the vagrant pauperism from the city solely on "the
view." Dublin felt quite comfortable in the absence
of the enormous mendicancy which once thickened
through its streets, and has now disappeared. The
new interpretation, however, it is to be feared, will
let back the flood of rags, wretchedness, and impor-
tunity.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
The quarter sessions are now being holden, and the eel.
donee of demoralisation, of destitution, and the disorganise.
don of society which they afford, is not • little remarkable.
A few instances will suffice to show forth our social state.
In Mayo there are for trial at elisions 600 prisoners, almost
all charged with larcenies; the civil bills amount to 900,
and the ejectment, to 31 in ens division of the county alone.
In Kerry the prisoners for trial are not accurately stated,
but amount to several hundreds. The civil bills in Killarney
division alone are over 1,100; while in Cork there is the
enormous amount of 1,218 prisoners for trial. I may mention
in corroboration of my opinion, that the distrit ution of rations
has bed a direct tendency to diminish fever, an opinion given
in a northern journal to-day, namely, "that though fever was
prevalent it was diminishing rapidly, and that the disease
must be looked upon u the terrible berearment of the un-
relieved distress which prevailed before the T
Relief Aet had operation." The crops are desert Is aII
the journals as of mast luxuriant growth, and most abund-
ant prussic With regard to the potatoes the testimony is
not all accordant; and though in some places the doubts
thrown upon the soundless of our favourite root is desig-
nated es • vague ettspicion," yet it is due to truth to say
that when the crops are more advanced those suspicions are
more prevalent Is connexion with this subject I may
mention • most unheard of piece of ruffianism, stated in the
Mayo papers to have occurred near Ballinaslos in that county
—namely, the cutting down of o *ld of unripe wheat at
night.

PROVINCIAL.
WT.
A NW" Bodnar MAC/MlL—The Kentish Observer of
yesterday tells the Mowing curious story "On Friday
last, a gentleman Mislead hem • aorthge which drew up in
frost of Mau. Magines eat Ike, elivemaiths, High-street,
Chatham. He witond the situp, and miter making a few
latmirisk passimiad to Mr. Mum a bill drawn at them!
seethe Am Ff/M.„ lassam tbs signature of Sir Frederick
Main, cabal of the Hegel Hogiseere at Bromptea Bar-
racks, requiting to haws It Minuted. Mr. Munn took
tkl=tioa ossualting with a aeighbesse mto the
s el the eignatare, and being intones' that to all
oppommite it was panne. Mr. blegau discounted it for ;4
Pr. NIX, . sr Me barer the Mann%
about
Ladle Mr. Meanie sun dean about
hilrvoryllaide piquantly laid, "If yea Ma% seem astkelled
take your matey back anis, wed gin me the hill." This,
had the desired effect; Mr. Mews momed the gentleman
he had no mapiedon of the eemealsem of the bill; and with.
EitinadentudiutbeigestiontingsibMithessoney, reenters
hie sod was drives eX Oa Wm hilowiag da the
eame 1%•1101 ea Mr. Magnus, wed ther
Mr. tke elflafir wirehar ks
'Nadu to Win and kii ea to lb• vesidesse of
Yai
Z. Sir Frsilalb herlith, and, with emaiderable good
1111111011 f. h. Imisaid be would with the greatest
; awl *sy west, t end wen ushered Into almidaindeniona sak.k. irk ea Freiseiek
lie appeammen, he net the elau In the neat
wasseer, wine the gentlemen intasheeni Xr. Meg-
an bib ea to the nodes of Sir F. Milk lan familiar ,
a meter to Is Mu* Iran the mind of Mr. Magner every
dub, respecting*, bill, and therefore he did sot produce it,
es was hie first kleation, sad the jeweller and his son left
sad returned beme. Mr. Magnus put the bill int* his cash-
box. On the liiiMidsy fallowing, Mr. Magnus, instead of
sending the bill to kb banker's, took it up to Sir F. Smith,
who at camismeed the signature to be a forgery, as he
had wither UM, nor antherhed any ose to sign •
KU he WA Mr. Megan Mid Sir Frederick that he
had diessulaid it for the gesilemaa ins wee with hint at his
boom on the illearday.
_716 teased the greatest surprise to
Sir Frederica, who decierod that he knew nothiag of the
individual flusher than Wag intsodneed through a hitter
whisk he lad lemight, • g lam been writhe by
diethignikeil pain to Le doe, who ruminated the bearer
M he a gardens sasses' with the Breidllea geninnes•
who bed lbeenght ewe wine Brasilia youths to be taunted
in this emery ; Mr Frederick bad entertained him is
ose gentleneen would author, and be new felt that he had
been made a dupe of. After this issarview the police were
applied to, but this nog r Mandel lee wit yet been ducovered."
nennrinlNEWM_

A
71.TA1, ACCIDINT, erbieb bes led 111 mal 'MOW,
nonmed in the neighbourhood of Leta es Nulty evening I
last. A meeting was bobs bibli et that lawn on behalf of
the Irish Society. and the depolliMis toot tbe parent society
(As Rev. Irwin Lloyd) was rand der in vain. Be had
preached on the previous aerie & sod bed gone to friable-
their, a sth-side village a ism aim et', in company with
the Rev. Patrick Neill. It apps nn *a, on their return in
a gig, they cants In coated with • weeps, by which the gig
was upset. Mr. Neill was thrown under the waggon, and
the wheels pared over him head mad awe, tram the effects
of whisk he died on Tuesday accede. Mt. Neill was 30
years of age, and a sheet time sines bold the sang of Louth.

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Orts
ROYAL fjOhlileslON OF FINE Asia—Yeestrirday
afternoon the judges met to award the prordsmis for the best
oil paining, sent to Westminster-hall in the Boot week in
Jane, wrung to notices issued by bar Majesty's Commis.
minors of Fine Arts in 1844 As great annet will nem.
rally be felt to know the names of the artine, we
append a list althea, gentlemen:
In the Fleet Clem, 50012_—Mr. F. K. FichetrO, 8, 7.11-
street,Eurtreinesesmit; Mr. G. F. Watts, 48, CambMmi.
/treat, lel=read ; Mr. Edward Armitage, 13, George-
stre th
eI Beened Class, 3001.—Mr. John Crass, 85, Fetter-
lane; Mr. Paul Falemser Poole, 1, Bt. John's-plaae Limon-
grove North Mr. Noel Paton, Wooer's-alloy Cottaie, Dun-
fermline, N.B.
In the Third Class £2oo.—Mr. James Baked Lauder,
35, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square; Mr. Charles
Lucy, Tudor-lodge. Albert-street. Mornington-ereseent • Mr.
John Caleott Hanley, The Mall, IC ensingtou Gravel
The exhibition contains, altogether, 120 matinee many
of the of a colossal size. The picture' excluded from the
'shakiest by the commiesionen are understood not to have
bees very sonorous. We are unable to give a empties
list of the suttees of the euccorfal pictures. A few ham,
bowers', transpired ; and smear them we may mestimt
these of Mr. Pickengill, " The burial of Herold at Waltham
Abbey, A.D. 1088; that of Mr. E. Armitage, " The Hauls
a Mauna. (gond.), fought cm the 17th of Febroarp_lB63."
Mr. Cram has delineated the incident of • Rialserd
Coeur de Liao forgiving Bertrand de Garden;"
Mr. Poole illustrates an incident in the life of
King Edward during the sips of Calais in 1346 ;
Mr. Luey's picture describes • The Departure of the
Primitive Puritans," or " Pilgrim Fathers to the asset of
America, A.D. 1620;" and Mr. Henley has *home the
interesting incident in the life of Henry V., who, while Prince
of Wales, believing the King hia father to be deed, takes the
crown from the cushioa sad places it upon his own heat
" The Banishment of Aristides, illustrative of the Is
of Democracy," the latest effort of poor Hayden,
has been admitted to the exhi.ition by the commiseiontre,
thoagb not strictly within the conditions of the notice. The
saki oleo contains three pieces of sculpture. executed
respectively by Messrs. Marshall, Foley, and Bell, who, it
wiil be recollected, wart sneeseeful in that deportment of an
in the competition which took plate in 1844. Mr. Mershall's
work is the only sue completed, the tweishelle Wee
modes. Her Majesty the Qua sodotareor amen, and the Kier and Queen of the &Wei" mil
horcer the exhibition with a visit this elleenees, pevietee
to the private view, which WIWI% W i1k1121.111 to-
morrow. The pull: will be adalMM Miosiay.

NAVAL.
Portman". Juni 2L—Orlon wort toosivol *it day
tombilaorpuivigmatana Ile air airais be As Rita.
Onais. ilmaanse. Us Taloa IL
alba ilia In& Imp WM alba Issampa. 110 isitatea,
Irlia gaud , la le at IM pit VaapisA
la la at littlisik la haw breTt alsoul I lok, tatilla the Wm.
MINA la lam la Ira sad.
Mocoomer, Jugs Arreaarnaons. Madera'
Atalatasas: Y. laelma Oats, a WWI r Sletal:=NY-
Idamaa Ilmat.—Gasser : Ildella

NuaTARY.
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dkezak• Oath Sam al MAIO, allaapal Irma tide day.
as saasama la di ppm
Itraloinnons nt Omoursou ?yeas Inn Noma
fa Wohillsy a Mai lia Rai" parapaii., at ileum*.