The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-29 00:00:00

motion wail carried, and a deputation appointed to wait
on the Lord lieutenant, to press the subject on
his attentioa. The Northern Whig is opposed to
the objects of the meeting. It regrets that such a
question should be et-,n mooted in that commercial hive,
and says " it is at if they had never learned the great lessons
of politizal economy, and had never experienced the
advantage of free trade and the teachi.igs of common
sense, or as if they were sinking back to the absurd
and pernicious principles of protectioa and prollibitioa."
The Northern Whig says, in addition, that three of the
members of the deputation, including the mnyor, are
opposed to ita object.
The resolutions adopted at the meeting were as follow :
That the present high prices of provisions and the tiniest of dis-
tress prevailing in this country. require every atts main to the
economy at human food; and, for this purpose, mt.:ours, of an
extreme nature should be adopted. That with this view, the meeting
is of orinam thot all distillation from grain in there kingdoms should
forthwith be suspended. That it is the opinion of this mooting, that
brewing from grain in the-ac kingdoms should also he au:mended.
GOVERNMENT MEASCRE4.—TREASERY MINI Tr.—Ma.
LAhot:eltenu's LETT ER.—At a reeent meeting in Newry, at
which many gentlemen of consideration were pr.s...nt, the
fol:owing resolutions were adopted. Their tenor wonld.
Peen, to indicate a better appreciation of the spirit of the
measures adopted from time to time by the executive :
Ithealved,—That inasmuch as the Treasury Minute, bearing date
lot, explained by Mr. Trevelyan'a letter, of tie I :ith inst.,would seem
to afford anew and seas objectionable nark fur givingemplos Mett to
the labouring poor than that provided for by the 9th and loth
chap. 107, commonly called the Labour Rate Act, it is inex-
pxbent at present under that act. list a tonituitiee, con-
sisting of the magistrates and associated en-spayera constituting
this court, be tqcointed, three to form a quorum, for W.
Purpose of eiiinmuniiting with the Treasury, in order to
ascertain with the least possible delay, whether SUN] landlords as may
avail themselvm of the facilities offered by the Treasury minute, win
thereby be exempt from any compulsory taxes that Lereaft, may be
found necessary; and such other informition so Inas, Or inportant.
DISTRESE IX DONEGAL—OR the 26th September last
a special presentment /lesions was held at. 'lyrtiugh, county
Donegal, to present for public works ; the sum presented for
was 2,8001. Owing to some causes, probably the pressure of
busiuess upon the Board of Works, no employment was
afforded up to the middle of December. At that period a
joint memorial was addressed to Lord Besiborough by the
Presbyterian and Roman Catholic clerieymen of the district,
in which, after stating the foregoing facto, they add:
Your memorialists further state, that Lieut. Milward, of the Rated
of Worlus called here in the course of this week ; but his stay was
only calculated to add disaautent and disappointment to the alarming
distress that already prevailed, in consequence of hits not giving em-
ployment to more than sixty of our pour parishioners. Your memo-
rialists, deeply ayiopathising with our poor distressed flocks, and
alarmed at tar awful consequences that must necessarily ensue from
further delay, beg leave mud reapestfully to request your excellency
to issue such instructions as will CAW, public work', to be put irto
operation in this parish that will he calculated to give employment to
all who are in distress.
'in this the subjoined answer was returned to Mr.
Redingtunt.
I am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to acquaint you, for the
information of the parties signing the memorial forwarded by you on
the I,th inst., that the partieuhir attention of the Board of Works
has teen called to the state of the destitute in the parish of has-
macsaint
APPOINTMENTS TO TRE MaourroacT.—Patrick TEVIIRII
and Thomas Ennis, Emirs., magistrates of Louth, who re-
signed from political cutest s in 1843, have been restored on
the applicatiat tai Sir P. 11:ffew, Bait., lieutenant of that
county. limos Gauen, E,q., Jun., of Brierly-bulge, Meath,
has been appointed to the commission for that county.