The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-15 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Pas. 14.

The snow, now for the fifth day, still continues to
bold undisputed occupation of the country, and all
blies" both in the field and in the city, is for the
tins at a stand. The interruption of traffic in towns
mewl be of any very material importance, as it can
be but temporary, and its effects must disappear with
the cease : but in the country, whereanculteral
alike were already so backward, the forcessation
cif labour may, at this advanced period of the season,
pros a serious matter unless the inconvenience be
providentially counterbalanced by the ameliorating
effects of the snow and frost on the soil. So heavy
sad so long continued a fall of snow has not been
experienced here for the last ten or twelve years •
i
ea it is a remarkable eireumstanos that n this
moos all the elements have manifested unwonted
spew in their operations. First came an earthquake;
then the country was literally inundated with
the beeriest and most continuous rains on
record ; then followed the terrific storms of
Christmas last ; and, finally, at a season when the
first indications of spring are usually expected, we
have the present almost unprecedented fat of snow.
The cold is intensely severe ; the wind comes with
extreme bitterness from the north, and there is no
indication as yet of any change. The Cork papers
state that several trees have been killed with the
extreme cold in the vicinity of that city.
Sir John Young, the Secretary for Irelana, re-
ceived a deputation on Saturday from the Irish
Manufacture Board, who urged the propriety of
taking means to make the workhouses melf-sopport-
ing by the introduction of industrial occupation. Sir
John Young diseased the subject at some length
with the board, but expressed his conviction that the
Poor-law Commis ioners understood it thoroughly,
and had adopted the course with reference to it
which experience proved to them to be the beet.
In conclusion, he said that anything that could fairly
be done by the present government in aid of the
movement would be willingly done by them; and
be considered that any board that, by the means at
its disposal, took the trouble of increasing employ-
ment in Ireland, and of stimulating the growth of
manufactures, deserved the approbation and ought
to receive the support of this and every other
government.
In the cue of the two students of the Galway Col-
lege, who refused to uncover their heads at " Gesl
we the Queen," and who were subsequently com-
mitted for an assault on Mr. Murphy, the Lord
Lieutenant has remitted the hard labour which '
formed part of the sentence. One of the students,
Mr. Feely has been deprived of his scholarship, and
allowed to natio:ate foe some time.
It is stated that a recent decision of the Irish Court
of Exchequer in favour of the claims of honorary
free bargees', even when non-resident, to be placed
on the parliamentary registry roll, will affect the
following boroughs, by adding the numbers attached
to each to the new electoral rolls, the additions being,
it is added, in nearly all cases conservatives :—Ar-
aegis, 13; Athlone, 15; Bandon, 13; Belfast, 14;
Carlow, 13; Carrickfergus, 41; Cashel, 18; Clou-
se', 20; Coleraine, unlimited; Cork, ditto; Drog-
heda, ditto; Dundalk, 17 ; Dungeonon, 13 ;
13; Enniskillen, 20; Galway, unlimited; Kilkenny,
65; Kinsale, unlimited; Limerick, 39; London-
derry, unlimited; New Roes, unlimited; Porter-
lington,ls ; Sligo, 13 ; Tralee, 13; Waterford, 49 ;
Wexford, 24; Youghal, unlimited.
Only two of the crew of the Welsh schooner, Sar-
dine, namely Owen Griffiths and David Roberts,
were cony cted of manslaughter at the trial which
took place this week in Dublin. The remaining four
men were acquitted.