The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-10 00:00:00

LOYAL NATIONAL REPEAL ASSOCIATION.

The usual weekly meeting of thin body was held today at
Conciliation Heil, but nothing whatever of interest trans-
pired except the reading of the following epistle from Mr.
O'Connell:
British Hotel, Jermmstreet, London, Feb. 6, 161;.—My dear Bay
—I am sincerely sorry lo inform you Mat any prospect of relief, I
mean of substantial and comprehensive relief from parliament, is, in
my judgment, daily diminishing. There is, to he mare, a great deal of
sympathy and good feeling, bosh in and out of the he ; end gene-
rally, a very ninetlC desire that something efficient should be done to
relieve the horrible destitution of the Irish prop*. But there are also
mono obstacles, and an unwillingne to place own the British people
the burthens absolutely necessary to give efficient relief to Irish
misery. In short, there is great individal anti personal sympathy
kr our national distress. There is abundant indiridual humanity and
charity -the unbind generosity is evinced by multitudes. of the
They are making large, eery large pecuniary sacrifice,;
and, in for an personal goodness and charity go, nothing CUD excised
the teneoclence exhibited by many classes towards Ireland. lam
afraid of not finding wurds suflicient to express my shone and lively
sense of Engil.ll humanity and generosity. If the exhibition of there
qualitiee by individuals amid save Ireland in her present misery, we
should be saved. but I cannot conceal from mmelf, and I ought not
to conceal from the Irish nation, that there to, aim: but little
prospect of substantial relief, on that I will call it by its
right name—enormously large scale which Is absolutely necessary
to prevent hundreds of thoneanda of the Irish people from
perishing of famine and pestilence. The government measures, as far
an they go, are good; and their intention to relieve by those mamma
is apparent : but the measures thenoelves are not of half sufficient
magnitude. It is essentially necessary to have (cod In the utmost
abundance poured in, as as to extinguish the Willa mica which de.
your the people. I vat in God that my health will enable me to
take that active part Y hieti t desire on behalf of the famishiog people.
I intend, please God, on Monday, in iodise 's and in arrow, to dere-
!op. my views of what is neormary to save Ireland. me obstacles In
the Bloused Commons are manifold; and there seeing to be an igno-
rance of the real state of horror in which Ireland In placed. How I
when that It were possible to make parliament comprehend the enor-
mous and hideous extent of the calamity which cries for a remedy.
One word as to the Galway election. I nerd not recommend to the
meeiation the taking every step in their power to secure the return of
Mr. O'Fbaherty for Galway. He bi a most valuable candidate ; and If
soar has been Pio and late in joining the Repeal eons., he will not be,
I cm answer for it, the leer firm and persevering in sustaining sod
forwarding the our of Irish nationality. The Repeal cause is iden-
tified with hire, and could not be Identified with a more dedrahle can-
didate. I Manure most earnestly to recommend him to every Re-
peal voter.—Belleve me to be very faithfully yours,
J. M. Ray. Diann O'Cosioni..
The rent for the week was announced to be 281. 9s. 6d.
This include 1 51. 10t., being the month's subscription to the
repeal fund of Mr. O'Connell, three of his sons and thirty-
one of his grandchildren.

SCOTLAND.

EDINBURGH, FER. 6.

The lord-advocate's lunatic bill is not likely to pass
without opposition. It is objected to by some as
another instance of centralisation—and because from
the profits obtained from wealthy lunatics, private and
corporation asylums can keep pauper lunatics at a
cheaper rate than state institutions could do. An
apprehension is also entertained, that there will be
no differential scale of impost in favour of those coun-
ties and towns which have already provided asylums
at great cost.
The policy of grain dealers appears to be to drain
the country, and to concentrate large quantities of
food in the neighbourhood of towns.

THE CSXTEAL COMMITTEE ON HIGHLAND DESTITUTION
met for the lint time yesterday, and the proceedings are
' worthy of attention. In the drat place, the separate tune-
, dons of the Free-church Committee are to coin, and as an
'aroma paid in 5,600 f. to the general fund. Next, resolu-
tions were psewed as to the method of relief. Among other'
it was raolved :
'Manlier shall be given to any party who is ascertained to be in a '
1 destitute state, who is willing to work, but cannot End employment,
but not to parties on the orainteory poor roll, obtaining relief under the
1 poor law,
ted i .reorg ; bonoralit. ta
to btain
„...insue.h relief. That meal
ne than me, m belie
ttt I-
tent; :POT a
eaoh .tdlsi time—the distrlbutioe
uarters anot to ex
pound :ed.:J.7R
alley, and one half pound per daree jto I:WWl:under twelve Tenn of i
age, other food in proportion, and that a revoaaible inembes of the
frilly rwlring the supply appear persoaally. That local committees
should hold it as a general rule that passe
la to be made, or work
given, In exchange foe relief; and shall impress upon the people that ,
had is given, notes a gratuitous gift, but to be paid for one way or ,
another.
It wee further mentioned generally that relief should not
be administered as if to a community of paupers, but on the
footing of assistance to an independent class suffering under ,
temporary privation ; and with this view the eubeisting rela-
tions between employers and employed were to be disturbed
as little as possible. Local committees were also to report
aa the state of roads, harbours, and quays for boots, and to
sesertain on what terms proprietors remunerate the
committee for constructions and repairs connected with such
undertakings. Deep sea fishing was also ordered to be en-
couraged- Supplies of wool, worsted, and Sax were
farther instructed to be sent in order that Imam
might be employed. in knitting, spinning, and weav-
ing fish-nets. And in reference to the reports neseatly
circulated regarding the indisposition of the Highboollses to
commence railway work, and their proneness to leave it a
even after haying begun it, Sheriff Speirs Mated that at
the suggestion of contractor on the Hawiek lbw lib, said
they wanted front 1,000 to 1,500 labourers, the Free Okurch
committee had induced a number of highlandent to leave
their homes and proceed to Hayrick, but on arriving thaw
it was found that their places had been filled up with Irish-
men. And then as to sheering railway work, the sheriff had
gm inquiry, ascertained that from 50 to 60 had so left; the
maim assigned being, that the parties had saved from 10f.
to 151 , and were anemia to go home to win their nerving
friends with the money. However, in ceder to prevent all
I
possible mistake as to those points in future, the committee

is to correspond with the various rsilway contractors, and I
ascertain their exact demands for labourers, and se to arrange '
that the idleness and ignorance, about which so much has
been said, and perhsps not unjustly, will be effectually met
The Edinburgh subwripti.ins now amount to 27,892/. 3s.
CLEARINUS IN rite HPARIDEL—The following extract
from the letter of a corn spondent of the Edinburgh F..rpress,
although possibly eassgerated, shows the necessity of
inquiry into the state of the Highlands befbre any permanent
measures of relic( tic e: ti red into either by parliamentary
interference or otherwise :

lit Mouth Viet there are Nicer called Trohnsis, where the people,
generally weakieg, were, upon the whole, comfortable and able to
paT their way ; but they hare been tones out of their email hold-
to the barren hills and mossy moors, to spend their
energies on a etutnorn rail, which can meld no remunerating
trot. for yean to come; and how in the carentime the
ppoonaer people are to be supported, no oar cm tell. At
Whitens:lay last, a number of famine were cleared from Watersay,
to make roam fore an, and these (amino are now located on ■ man
sterile spot, to th, east of Castle Bs)', The Sound of Kenny was at
the nroe time clearel of a nu-nber of (unties, in order to acoomms.
date sheep or cattle. And where are the people now? On the wildest
portion of the leilicepitatele halo( Kilhriae. Again, the inhabitants of
the eset 411 n of Binamere hare ►ien banished to the outskirts of '
the Kilbride bilk, and this for no other purpose thin to pro..
rick additiorol gratings. Pi eparatna are now making, it in reported,
for another denim at the ensuing Whitsonday; the place to be
cleared is said to be lielealy. la Item there are, =cooling to ■
writer in the lore /nets Connor, 70W. which should he giree, end
might be distributed, for the support of the destitute ; but he forgot
to tell that there is no on in the Orland to administer that fond—
there ie not a =innate, and there is not a parochial herd, a col-
leens, or an in-pector ; and mere, in a populnon et 2,300 and up.
warn, there is not one fit for the duties of such °Mom