The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-28 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DIIBLIN. Nov. 27.
A curious embarrassment hss befallen our Lord
Mayor. Saturday was the day for electing town
couucillors instil oar city wards, the law enacting that
one-third of the whole number of town colncillore,
i.e. one from each ward, shall retire each 25th No-
vember, but shall be eligible for re-election. The
Lord Mayor, u councillor for Andrew's ward,
went yesterday out of offioe in virtue of this
rule, noel, being opposed in his return, was de-
fatted. He is not now, therefore, a member
of the town council. He was to have been elected for
another ward, bat the gentleman who gave way to
him there did not formally complete his resignation.
The Corporation Act (Ireland) makes no provision
for this cue; and it would seem therefore that the
office of Lord Mayor is not vacated by this chance.
But it will make Mr. Dune's position one of embar-
rassment, u it is not easy to see how he can preside
at the corporate assembly. The circumstance shows
that the municipal year and that of the mayoralty
ought to be conterminous.

If emigration proceed. as at present, the diminution
of population in the south and west of Ireland will be
antra. An Irish peasant seldom attempts an
Meade voyage at this season, yet, at all the southern
and northern ports, vessels are crowded as fast as
they Impair. Nay, at Galway lam assured that four
as& not yet arrived are engaged by anticipation.
AMnsing prospects for the coming year present
themselves in quarters where these might be least
anticipated. The Limerick Chronicle states that a
serreapondent has assured the writer that he passed
threingh the whole barony of Koury, in that county,
• Ifew days back, and saw not a single plough at
work. And yet the weather was most favourable,
lad the land was unturned. How indispensable is
this operation at this season need not be ea id. Henry
bee ham als the best cultivated part of Limerick.
The most comfortable farmers have been located there.
It is in Henry that the larger portion of those colonies
of Getman protestants introduced here in the reign
of Quoin Anne, and known through their descendants I
✓ill as " Palatines," have been and are located.
Having good tenures of their land, and for other
reasons not less obvious, being more favourably cir-
cumstanced than their neighbours, their farming has
been the best in that country. Yet it is of such a
tract we read such an account. From the same
source we learn that in the vicinity of New-Market-
on-Fergus, and thence towards Six-mile-bridge in
Clue, there are several hundred acres of land utterly
barren, tenantless, and without a sign of tillage.
In Kilrush union, in the list twelve months, 2,000
houses have been levelled. There are 4,100 paupers
at present in the several union workhouses of Lime-
rick, a number never hitherto approached.
Two lIVIDIIO.—A man named LIM a farmer, of Lime.
rick Ss murdered bis farm servant. The act seems to have
I:::::igenbei by jealousy. Long had, Monday sightast,
hem the fair of R athlisals Ia his own abode at
Happaalkaas, near Croons. He found his sermat Wlled, and
the double demon of intoxication and jealousy prompting
kiss, he noised a spade, and while the poor wretch lay asleep
aliseked him, cleaving his head impinge. It is said in one
essouat there was not the slightest resew far his jealousy of
the theeneed sennested ea the Mesa ; fa smother, that
theses as Mat at his dishonour. The mead murder was
at Glidden grove, in Limmidi, but bordering en =and near Deadnira. On 11Webeedey amain a
tare, named Heanemy, residing at the former. plops come
as one, was his wont, to view his stock after the Two
bears afterwards his halals farm servant him
end on his own lands from a gun-shot wound in
the bead. The murderers must, of course, hays
hia la wait for him, knowing his boars of industry.
Tawe hso cause suggestedi Mr this crime. The brother of
the deseased, but who was a land bailiff, was murdered sir
rimism Le the same journal which contains the ibms.
I dad a vides attack had been mate upon a poor
ma nab wag taldin home a bag of meal to his family, and
helm ilhermetely beaten because he would not easily our.
IN/aftfft it The perpetrators of this, however have been
I him and lodged in gaol. Oas man is threatened with death
if he ash as herdsman, it is presumed oe pastures whence
'sasses bays been evicted ; and another If he takes a fens.
Tooth are sworn not to pay more than one half-year's
repo, awl landlord' are warned not to raosive more ; while,
to swan whets, the excise collector is warned that In am-
m% Melds mimed they will pay neither lianas nor paper
duty, and be most net ask either there.
luaus or T. B. )('Maxus.—lt is stated in the Pree-
mie's Journal that an Saturday eight Mr. ki'Manus was
esseeked with a violent at of retching and other symptoms
indicative oft:bolas Re esatineed very W all night, and
at an early hoer an loft varning Ilus governor of Rich-
mond Bri&well Isepanimoll a for the medical
attendant of the Omen. In the the prisoner got
mile, and by theoremic wee ash Zpreved and going on
gaits favourably. The attack was (as at deal appro.
deeded) one of Seim, but a billions affection.
AMOS? or • BALLIXO.IIIT insuitosta.—The West-
in/4a indessemimat says : " On Thursday last, nib-constable
Arthur iffmlot tie Banykseess stake, Olamon district, '
eireptea a emu need Theme Power, a native of Tippers y,
who Y theidloll in the MN and Cry of Avgnst last as ems
sf 111. IL 011ehees sabsediaame in the affair of Bat
To this lowniptina Irk** liaawees. He is ..Yochaereva
iseelder into erieneithseettlee vrellclisposol Poonatry
end leg think= 'rearm He has been committed
In abide kk wield the sent apeahl omeheion at Closael."
Duxes CLOMI.—The nightly meetings of these clubs are
heetenteg really hendishls. TIM _analalill generally when
lie working *lrma *MU be klieg rad. true to the old
pesp.o•-day pnasipka, mealy Sisk of breaking up beim
cocithrow.—Bafait News Lager.
Azeuitirrs Ormas.—One day last week, when the
jury empanelled to value amain presses for the Wide.
street Cotuaitakators !tidied to their room te consider their

end* lisp ewe a es* of opted, spread for their use.
Previous le iseveg tes y-box „ they had speed to Rive a
ordain claimant • pwies ansonat. They were jest siWng
down to their erases vim • point was raised by counsel,
which readtedia the reesseler resalling the jury. No sooner
W they Massa isle ISM than the elaimant slipped into
trreem. end • didursrs geloS back they found hint
sa=g' their eyeless, for which they punished his by
docking from the 1111111swit of their verdict 6s. f 3. each oyster
he had eaten. Oa miming, they found seventeen shells
emptied, sad wkordlsely deducted 41. 61. fro. their in.
tended award.—Cerk Coneehd ton.