The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-23 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN. Ocr. 21.
The country is in a frightful state of disorder.
Crime progresses with undiminished rapidity.
Murder succeeds murder, and the horrors at-
tending the death of Mr. Roe have been re-
placed by the fresher horrors accompanying the
assassination of Mr. Lucas. It is painful to contem-
plate the social aspect of the country before we have
reached the gloom of winter, when disorder plays its
most bloody and daring feats. This was wont to be
the season of repose—turbulence now reigns over a
large portion of two provinces. A marked charac-
teristic of the marauding bands which march about in
the open day is their determined spirit of re-
sistance. They attack poor-houses and enter
demesnes to carry off flocks in the very pre-
sence of the military and police. Sometimes
they engage with them as in the case of the desperate
riot at Rathkeale. Another feature peculiar to these
displays, is, that the mass consists, not of paupers and
famine-stricken wretches, but of strong hale young
fellows, who,having no employment, cultivate wicked.
ness. The object is to deter from rents and rates.
To suppress the furious spirit which works more
strongly from day to day, and is soon likely to over-
these provinces, will require all the powers of
Irieexecutive.

SEVENTH REPORT OF THE RELIEF COMMIS-
SIONERS. _ _ ._

RELIEF COMMISSION oI;;CE,BDILIN CAsmLl, Ocr. 12.
—May it please your Lordships: We have the honour to
submit our seventh and last monthly report as commissioners
for relief under the Act 10 Vic. eap. 7. By the 22nd clause
no advances could be made, either by loan or pant, after the
30th Sept. The cessation of issues to entire unions com-
menced on the 15th August, and continued every_fortnight
till the 12th Sept.: it was enly to the fever hospitals that
the advances from the Treasury were extended till the latest
possible date. The department is now engaged in finally
closing its aeconnta, and the operations of the commission are
virtually at an end. in tints ter:lL:l;4 reiCrt!.
decisive measure, we have the satisfaction of believing that it
was thoroughly successful in its primary object. By provid-
ing a sufficiency of food for all, it improved the hitherto hag•
gard appearance el the people, and diffused a degree of
comparative content over the general mass of the com-
munity. We do not consider that the expenditure has
been excessive, in proportion to its object. By the salons
and honourable exertions of the great body of local relief
committees, under the superintendence and control of the
efficient finance committees, and our inspecting officers, the
actual numbers relieved did not exceed those contemplated
in nearly so great a degree as might have been expected,
from the distribution of relief being entrusted by advances
of public money to small local societies. The cost of food
for each individual did not exceed an avenge of 2d. daily.
The entire outlay that has been defrayed by the commission
from the date oldie act during these seven months of ex-
treme exigency, including the fever expenses, amounts to
1,676,2881. 11s. 7d. (this sum may be altered in the final
settlement In a trilling degree), of which a portion will ,be