The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dunumr, Nov. 10.
At the resumed public sittings of the Encumbered
Estates Commission, yesterday, the proceedings (re-
ported below) were interesting as being the tint at
which counsel pleaded, and developing somewhat of
the working of the commission. The court, to all ap-
pearance, was similar to any others in the hell ; the
commissioners were addressed by the titltalordships,"
and it would seem that they are to have not only
enough of business to transact, but abundance of liti-
gation too. The chief commissioner stated that when
a fraudulent trans teflon came before them they would
not hesitate to deal with the matter u if they were a
court of equity, and so much of their business will be
entangled with proceedings in Chancery, that it will
be impossible to avoid very tedious delays, and very
weighty expences in the greater number of cases.
Mr. John O'Connell has addressed a long letter to
Mr. Bright, through the newspapers, complimenting
him very highly upon the important a comprehensive
speech recently delivered by him at Manchester on
the condition of Ireland. That eloqueet and powerful
statement of the distinguished English fiez-trader has,
indeed, received the strongest commendations from
men of all parties, and has done mach to convince
people here that Englishmen may entertain most just
and accurate views upon the state of Ireland.

ENCUMBERED ESTATES• COMMISSION.
On Friday the COMMA, SWIMS Sat in the Nis. Prim Court
to hear applications !tweeting petitions presented nadir the

131 TBI IdArFll OF WILLIAM WILLIAM. CAR' AND
ANN' CAB' —ln this ease the petition for sale had beam
dismissed, and Messes. Napier, Q C., sni Lowry appease;
to sustain it. It appeared that a cause had been issatitutiA
is the Court of C . and a decree had been made by
the Lord Chancellor, which decree it was sought, under the
provisions of the Encumbered Estates Act, to transfer t 3
the Commission. The Commissioners were of opinion that,

the proper patties not having been all broughi before thi
Court of Chaneery, the petition could not be woceeded upon
under the Commission. The Chief Commissiater stated that
'though the jubilation of this court bad reference to the
effecting of sales only, yet that whenever, ineidently the
question of a deed being fraudulent or not arose, the Com-
missioners would not shrink from deciding it. In the pre-
sent cue, however, he did not think that the circumstances
would justify the eommissionen in acting on the petition.
Ye advised the fides of a supplemental bill in Chancery, in
order that the opinion of that court might be had upon the
validity of a certain deed in question, and thus a conflict
between the two jus 'lateness be avoided, inasmuch u the
ponies, having settled their rights in Chancery, might then
come before the commission tot the esle of the estate. His
lordship accordingly made no rule on the motion. Mr.
Lowry applied to the court on behalf of the solicitor for the
petitioner, that the court would order that the document.
which hid been lodged with the petition should be re-
turned, for the purpose of carrying on the proceedings in
Chancery. The meneniasioner stated that in this, and similar
cues, all the documents, except the petition itself, would be
returned.
IN Tax vurrun OP WILLIAM DI:DLIIT Fraser —ln
this case the petition had been dismieed by the commis.
goners in chamber, and Mr. Vauce, counsel for the peti-
tioner, appt arid to sur ale it.--The court held that the peti-
tion bad been prolix and had failed to set forth distinctly the
title of the petitioner. Their lordships suggested that a new
petition snould be filed, setting forth the rights of the peti-
tioner in a mne online and perspicuous manner.—Mr.
Commissioner Hargrave calltd the attention of ecunsel in
this cue to the circumstance that the person stand to be the
owner had been an insolvent, whereas either at law or in
equity an insolvent could not be considered owner —The
commissioners directed that in such cues the assignee should
be awned, stating whose assignee he wu.
Tee court then adjourned till next Wednesday.
The NercaMik Advertiser says:—We have been infecund
that the value of the estates, respecting which petitions for
sales have been already lodged, is upwards of 1,100,000/.,
aecording to a retest purchase considerably lower than had
prevailed five years ago.

MURDER OF A SOLDIER IN ENNISKILLEN.-011
Monday morning last, an inquest was held in the Castle
Barrack on the hotly of John Grace, corporal of the 67th.
Regiment, before Captain Fawcett, coroner. On Thursday
night last a number of civilians attended the amateur per-
',nuance of the 67th Regiment, in the Castle Bernick, which
taker place twice each month for the amusement er the garrison
atm the inhabitants in general. It appears that a young
man named M•Keeran was in the theatre, and being drunk
and disorderly was asked to leave it. M'Keegan accordingly
did so, and, on his going out of the barrack gate, said, " If I
had him (meaning Corporal Wilson) outside he would never
put me out again." The deceased corporal was also at the
theatre, and left it for the purpose of getting a drink of milk,
whoa he was followed by M'Keegan, and stabbed in the
abdomen with a sharp instrument, (rem the effects of which
be liegered until Monday morning, when death terminated
his suffericgc.—Ferruartagh Mail.
HEALTH OF THE ARMY IN IRELAND.— We feel
much gratification in stating that the health of the army
stationed In this country is now much better than tar several
years put. The deaths last month amongst the entire of
the troops was but twenty-five. The ie monthly num-
ber of deaths heretofore (not including the peeled of the
cholera) had been from fifty to sir y.—Dublin Mercantile
Advertiser.

Tue Finn Op NOVEMBEL—On Saturday evening
(ith inst.) the flags were hoisted on the pinnacles and tower of
Enniskillen church, whore they floated in the braes: through-
out Sunday and Monday. Atter holding the fidget the ama-
teur bend played some spirit-stirring sirs through the prin-
cipal streets. All passed off quietly. The governor of odo
Castle served • notice on the bishop of the diocese, and
rector of his parish, to the effect, that if the regulsr service
was not performed in the parish church in which he resides
on the sth of November, that it was his intention to resist
the payment of the rent-charge for the cu• rent six meths.
At daylight, the }Juice Jack, with "No repeal," " Tenant-
right," " True blue," " No sturender," and other constitu-
tional flop were hoisted on Fort Royel, with Sir Robert
Peel's big loaf for the youngsters of Major Sierne's tenantry,
which will be divided, as usual, in the evening, and on Friday
neat the royal standard %ill be howled in honour of the
birthday ot the y.vieg Pekes of Wales and Sul of Dublin.