The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Des Lug.. MIAMI S.

Th. expected reductions in the Irish Poor-law
establishment have already been commenced. Ten
clerks of the " extra" class have received notices that
their services will be dispensed with on the let of
and it is expected that before September thirty
other clerks will be reduced. A correspondent of the
Liawrick Examiner mentions as an on dit in refe-
rence to this subject, that Sir Charles Trevelyan has
written to the Commissioner, to say that he can find
enployment in some London banks for such of the
diets as the Commissioners will recommend ; the
=ity for that purpose being, it is supps-a,
by the emigration of London clerks to
Asetralia.

The Galway Parke! mentions a rumour that Sir J.
Burke, M.P., will be raised to the peerage.
It is thought a special commission will issue to
by the men now in custody for the murder of Mr.
Bataan. A rumour to that effect has prevailed in
Armagh since it became known that one of the pri-
macies turned approver, and was prepared to make
important revdations with respect to that atrocious
&Nomination.

PUBLIC

A return has just been printed, by order of the
Moe, which gives a comparative statement of the number
of Petitions presented in periods of five years at the end
et the last century, the commencement of the present,
tad daring the bug 25 years. It appears that in the five
PM ending 1788.9, the average number was only 176
a the five years ending 1804-6, it had *earthly risen,
Wag only 206 ; in the same r umber of years ending 1816 the
air_ jags Mee to 899; in the five years preceding the Before
cell. the agitation on that question and on Catholic Essen-
denim% ceased a large increase, and the average rose to
4,tiii , mace which period the return shows the gird and
iseressing extent to which the right of petition is exer-
cised by the people of this country, stating that in the
Ire years ending 1837 the average was 7,436; in the 1014
INA ending 1812 the average was 14,014; is the five
ilinnl,4ll 1847 it rose to the enormous number of 16,397 ;
lass which there has been a fall to 12,449, attributable
a the cessation of political agitation, and to the
Inessesed prosperity and contentment of the pos-
te. Tits total number of petitions presented in
To years last past is 261,488 ; printed, 24,624 ; signs-
tom, 61,997,735. There is also a statement that the
ethasittee carefully supervise the signatures, and atten-
tively compare such petitions, to awed printing copies of
the same, as wes constantly the CYO under the old system,
when petitions were printed antra motion in the house,
06 when nearly halt the number of petitions presented
were printed. It is obvious, if that practice had coati-
1, the sums paid far printing would have enormously
hayseed; whereas, owing to reductions in charges and
general economical arraubrement, the aspens' in pre-
Whoa to the number of petitions presented, greatly di li
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In 1832, the ge number of petitions being
4,155. the average expense incurred for printing was
1,1621. 15s. ltd. ; in 1662, the average number of petitions
!with 12,40, the average expense incurred fur printing was
'AU. The committee have about 70 meetings annually.
which must be a gnat tel upon the time end patience of
the Members composing ir, who deserve the thanks of the
bth accor4ingll. Thanks ere also especially due to Mr.
"Mali. the chairman of the committee, who has czar-
eised for several years an active and untiring superintend-
WI Peer it, proceedings, and whose courteous attention to
the eiquiritt and wishes of members, with respect to peti-
Was presented by them, will be generally acknowledged.

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Stt
DISAM.I AND TILE SCOTCII UNIVERSITIES.—
%years ie "enabled to state" that Mr. Disraeli has
_deluted the offer to be elected Lord Rector of the Univer-
__..."7 of Aberdeen from the beginning. That is possible.
aas Tiaws ia also enabled to state that Mr. Disraeli de.
E.. 4 niTi.r from the University of Edinburgh.
Ihst4 nit ; for in the University of Edinburgh
Ole *lndents hove no., as in the other Scotch Universities,
the Prrviiege of electing a Rector.