The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-10 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dumas, JUNE 9.
The Lord Lieutenant and Countess of St. Germans,
accompanied by Lord Elliot, paid a visit yesterday
to the Exhibition, and remained for nearly two
hours inspecting the several departments. Their
Excellencies seemed much pleased with the now
finished appearance of the Exhibition, contrasting so
strongly as it did with the incomplete arrangement
of the goods at the time of their last visit, some days
since. Owing to the heavy rain which fell during
the greater part of the day the attendance of visitors
yesterday was much leas than usual.
The reports from the country on the state of the
crops are this morning. very encouraging. The be-
neficial effects of the rain are already perceptible, and
vegetation is proceeding with a rapidity which makes
the growth almost visible. The grain crops are, it is
true, somewhat thinner than usual, but a portion at
least of the deficiency will be remedied by the pre-
sent weather. In some places the flax has been a
failure, and turnips have been planted over it; but
this was found necessary only in a limited number of
cases. The potato crop so far seems in a flourishing
condition, and the appearance of the country in ge-
moral promises a favourable harvest.
11 The following report from a committee on the sub-
ject of the income tax was laid on the table of the
corporation yesterday:
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After giving the matter referred to us on the Gth instant
the bestooasideration in our power in reference to the bill
for levying an income tax upon property in Ireland, it ap-
pears to us, that the property and income of the corporation
ts to be taxed in the IMO way as the property of any other
public or corporate body, namely, that the gross income of
the city estate will be liable to the tax, and that it will be
einapetent for the corporation to deduct a portion of the
tax from the parties to whom they pay interest or mort-
gages on bonds and annuities, and that their nett income
after payment of such interest, annuities, and salaries, will
be the sum upon which the corporation will be ultimately
liable to pay a tax, and we are of opinion that the public
taxes, of which the corporation are the trustees, will not be
considered as constituting part of the corporation property,
and will not be taxable. Under these circumstances, while
we deprecate altogether the imposition of the income tax on
Ireland, we see no reason for claiming any special exemption
in favour of the corporation of Dublin.
The Rev. Mr. O'Regan, P.P. of Kanturk, who re-
cently carried a resolution in favour of the income
tax at a public meeting in that town, presided on
Sunday at a meeting at which a long memorial to
Lord Aberdeen was adopted, praying his lordship to
discard Lord John Russell from the cabinet. The
memorialists express their satisfaction at finding
some Irish catholica holding office under the present
government, and say they " accept these appoint-
ments as made in all good faith, and as affording a
significant declaration on the part of your lordship
that Irishmen and catholics were entirely guiltless
of the scandalous charges so constantly and cruelly
brought against them, and u standing upon terms of
perfect equality with their fellow-subjects, fully
entitled to bear a part in the administration of the
empire." Bat they declare themselves " disap-
pointed very grievously, and sorely perplexed upon
reading the speech reported to have been delivered
by Lord John Itussell, as ministerial leader of the
House of Commons, on Tuesday, the 31et ult."
A large portion of the Castlebellingham Hotel, the
property of Sir Allen E. Bellingham, in the county
of Louth, was destroyed by fire a few nights since.
The injury was the work of an incendiary who has
been arrested and committed for the offence, but it
is not in any way connected with any agrarian
system.

REPRESENTATION OF STROUD.—The address of
Mr. Meryweather Turner, the second candidate for the
representation of Stroud, vacant by the accession of Lord
Moreton to the peerage, is now out. It is brief. The
learned barrister says:—" My political principles are now
well known to you, and I shall take the earliest opportunity
of waiting upon you, when I have every reason to hope
that not only those of you who have so kindly and gener-
ously supported me will again afford me that support, but
that I shall receive such an addition to the number of my
former supporters as will secure my return as your repre-
sentative." Mr. Hinman at present suspends further pro-
' eeedings until after the remains of the late Earl Dude
shall have been interred. In an address which he has
issued to the electors, he intimates his intention to abstain
from any further political movement until that event takes
place. After the funeral he will again visit the borough.