The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN. MARCH 27.
A week has elapsed since the reduction of la-
bourers—a sufficiently long interval for the develop-
ment of any injurious consequences, inasmuch as the
Irish peasant acts on the "spur of the moment,"
but every where all is peace and order. In a few
places impatience has found vent in violent language.
Inspectors, pay clerks, check clerks, were among
them, discharging a most painful duty; few in num-
ber, and without any protection. Yet they accom-
plished their purpose without provoking resentment
or violence. 'f he labourers everywhere yielded with
reluctance, though not without tears. Gradually they
are being absorbed in the cultivation of the soil. One
district (T allow, Co. Carlow) deserves especial record.
A writer in the Flustman says, " You will be pleased
to learn that there was no occasion to discharge the
20 per cent. from the public works in this district, as
more than that number had removed of their own
accord previous to tho 20th, and engaged with
farmers at a better hire." Si sic °mon !

Great alarm has been excited here to-day in conse-
quence of a communication received by the Lord
Mayor from Mr. Grogan, one of our city representa-
tives, who states that the English towns where
natives of Ireland arc relieved out of the poor-rates,
have all determined, immediately upon the passing of
the Irish Poor-law, to send those paupers back to
Dublin' Clerk, Waterford, and the other seaports op-
posite the English coast. Mr. Grogan adds, that
there are at least 40,000 individuals who will be thus
conveyed to the shores of Ireland. That information
rests upon the authority of Sir George Grey. You
will easily perceive how startling is this announce-
ment to the people of Dublin, when I inform you
that at a meeting of the two city relief committees
ander the new act, held yesterday, it was
stated that the estimated number of destitute
persons to whom it was indispensable that relief
should be extended, was estimated at 35,000 in the
North Union alone ; and in both unions not less than
80,000. The whole population of both unions, pro-
bably, does not exceed 300,000. Thus, in the metro-
polis of Ireland, about 1 in 31; of the whole popula-
tion is destitute. This is a woeful testimony to the
state of the country.
The estimated expense of maintaining the destitute
in the North Union for three months is 20,0001. at the
knit, being 40,0001. in six months, which is
about ten shillings per annum upon the value-
ion of property rated to the poor within the
union. You will easily understand the alarm which
Mr. Grogan's letter has created. Already the Lord
Mayor has waited upon the Lord Lieutenant, upon
the subject of that communication, and I 'understand
that one of the suggestions he intends to offer is,
that government should make to the relief commit-
tees of Dublin an advance, by way of grant, to enable
them to defray the expenses of conveying such of
those paupers as shall arrive in Dublin to the dis-
tricts upon which they may have claims for relief,
either on account of birth or residence. It is gene-
rally understood that the greater number by far of
this host of paupers are natives of the eolith and
west of Ireland, many of whom, on the approach of
famine this year, left their homes, to live upon the
English poor-rates.
Every tide wafts fresh provision cargoes into the
port of Dublin. The "stars and stripes" have very
rarely been seen on our waters, and several of the
star-spangled banners, in consequence, have attracted
the attention and excited the admiration of our citi-
zens throughout the week. From Monday to Thurs.
dal, inclusive the following arrivals took place
3, ;60 barrels and 80 sacks of flour and corn meal ;
about 6,000 quarters and 22,000 bushels of Indian
corn ; 2,460 quarters, '2OO tierces, and 3,600 bags of
wheat; 590 quarters of beans and 200 quarters of
rice. Of the cargoes four were from New York, one
from Baltimore, four from Spain, and one each from
Marseilles and Leghorn. The greatest exertions are
made to discharge all the vessels, so as to enable
them to clear out as rapidly as possible. Some of the
American vessels, contrary to the expectations of the
emigrants, did not wait for an outward cargo, but
after unloading dropped down the river, probably for
Liverpool. Prices are tumbling. Indian corn, which
once fetched 80s., has been offered and refused at
ills. Some purchases were effected at the latter price
by a few buyers.
A trial which excited much interest has just ter-
minated in the acquittal of the prisoners tried for an
attempt to poison the family of Doctor Grattan. The
facts are briefly these :—ln the beginning of the dis-
tress the doctor, who unites the farmer to the physi-
cian, purchased a quantity of Indian meal for the use of
his labourers and servants. The latter, among whom
were the prisoners, refused to eat it, and to abate the
prejudice, the doctor had stir-about made for the
!Emily breakfast. This was done, but the servants
refused the remainder, which was given to some calves,
all which died shortly after. Three days after, the
family partook of it again—all got immediately sick,
and his youngest son, a boy of 15 ears, died. The
case for the prosecution rested mainly on the evidence
of another servant, whose testimony was full of
discrepancies, and who, it appeared, was not altogether
free from suspicion in the fatal transaction. Arsenic
was the poison used. The verdict was founded on
the conviction of the jury that the poison was intended
rather to sicken than to kill.
A correspondent of a weekly paper states that in
one day this week ten foreclosure bills were filed in
the Exchequer, and in one day eighty answers, most
of them in foreclosure 'nits, were filed in the Rolls'
office.
STATE OF THE COUNTEF.
The Nenagh Guardia's of this day cestaim a mart ands.
leious instance of the mesas by whisk it is_ swig* te stimidato
the passion of the pesimstly fse hides* li~es ihmems
it ts a copy oi a pilmwrd asewelmby pawed in that town
daring the yd
setae at the Milk" end is In
the following Isms. tie parse Wing headed by the royal
arms :
iillseess, may all illopsild Moab owl isimiss of
seat away stand is a to sees& ado d sisters
prepety, mot otherwise the mess of the seam y. 1-71„
Lie tars Ideelsame le Mowed to as
all bat Iblestys
loyal sbleseseddissieheinstios,as wow Islas mut
=op —sway deseenston et Ike ass ihr the geeleelhowlatturstlie
past*, sad WWII* liar MI lam me ory
mistrisose, wept es brie se meallials et= from whom
the erns lee pardon& name *Mewls Is setrikeed by his Iht.
Whom sod two esspewamd by Om loseenfti lard of Exeles to
ell" kr ale be reran, Is lhoymesside Mimillmils of this tows, at
barrelmo et Ns Chattestrest, les lesdeed double and sigh
puts of meter mens ewe thenmed pair Wish* woressead
all double To mac be Imam/ thenemd
and a huge q®4 er wear amts. &ethos and imeiss =
turn =elm, idsiplemisseirs, is. is. fhb to eommesse es Ister-
dey mad f ilowlegfiesst—Tanua IrGaane, !keeled wallimer. 4,
custiestrert, Deklia LB. Theamtlemer's inveles Is al the lean
rcq true b7hesplap woe.
uPsil=rotr Nenagh, and bare resulted
in fitly-two sentences el tessisportation found se different
convicts. There were tisssEx such geniuses, at
the late session in the los , making la
'in the northern divides a county within s low =mew.
In the three baronies of TWerory, which essismead Newts,
there were 1,600 climbed Quo the public weeks within the
past week. The city of Derry has contributed 7001. to •
fund providing for • meeting of the Royal Irish Agricultural
Society in that capital of the northern settlements.—Con-
eiders ble quantities of potatoes are now offered for sale in
Various markets throughout the country. In Kilkenny, on
Thursday, they sold at 6d. per stone.
SCOTLAND.
EDINBURGH, MASON 26.
A bequest has been announced in Aberdeen of some
importance to writers in theolwy. Mr. Burnett, a
merchant in that city, bequeathed in 1774 certain
monies, which every forty years must
and in 1854, the second period of appropriation, will
yield 1,6001.,
realise about 2,4001., three-fourths of which are to
be given for the best, and, with attain deductions,
one-fourth for the second best, treadles on
Themilleere dist *see b • Avowal, who, MO pod, by
to *IBM illMst ro-
wboat seeslers6filet
waits vbgem mg womb et the asellah.lo ths
esessiosines nesesenes ef wens =minks ; rend,
semed plesy hem the assislation des Lord Jam; sod, from
the wilds le pita' thelshssMS met sonessey ex, sod
to, melitsr.