The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-23 00:00:00

IRISH RMIORANTS.

In the 001IrEC of last season we had repeated occasion
to animadvert on the scandalous laxity with which the
officers of the Land and Emigration Board discharged the
duty of examining the condition of ships chartered foe car-
rying emigrants. The two subjoined paragrapha (both of
which appear in the same number of the Halifax Morning
Chronick), afford reason to fear that the same culpable
neglect may this season entail the same disagreeable duty
upon us
SHIP CAMBRIA. IN DISTRIIBB.-0•211 SIXTY LITZ/
Loirr.—We kern from the New York Tribune, that the
British ship Cambria, 13 weeks from Londonderry, for
New York, put into the Delaware breakwater, on the 18th
February, in distress, being almost entirely destitute of
water and provisions. Fifty-five passengers bad died on the
pamage, and seven more were buried on shore on the arrival
of the ship.
The ship Tennessee, that put into this port about two
years since, has again b.en in distress, as will be ascertained
by the following paragraphs we extract from the Nassau I
Royal Gazette :—On Sunday, Dec. 3, American ship Ten-
nessee. A. Cook, master, arrived here In distress from leak-
ing badly, through having ran ashore on the Moselle Shoal,
Bahama Bank, on the night of Wednesday, the 29th ult.
She was blies in with and got off by three wreckers, after
trans-shipping a ems of her cargo into them, which consisted
of a large quantity of valuable goods, hardware, and ma-
chinery. This is the second time that this ship has been
into this port within the past year from a similar cause.
From the leak being in a conspicuous place, she will have to
&shame. The Tennessee has a large number of emigrants,
the most of them Irish, consisting of men, women, and
children.

REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH NOTTS. —We have
heard it rumoured, but cannot vouch for the authenticity of
the state wit% that a vacant/ is likely to occur in the repre-
sentation of the southern ivisitn of this county, by the
retirement of one of our highly respected members, Colonel
Bolltatee.—Nottinghees Mercury (uf this air:
horn Socurry or LONDON.—Yestardny a meeting
of the friends of this institution, whit* was instiatted in
1822, for promoing dasatin and milieus instruction
of the native Iris* these& the nesellota el their own lan-
guage. t tok place at the 0111811111, Chelsea. The
Hon. Francis Heeds, RN, is the chair. The Bishop of
Ceske' and revers" Weal eingyams addressed the meeting
and, Pram statements made by Ibsen, ft appeared that the
society laboured exclusively in the native distriets, where
upwards of 3,000,000 of the population speak the Irish lan-
VW. Since the coramenosamint of the society upwards of
300,000 individuals, chiefly adults, have been taught to read
the scripturts, and many of these had embraced the pro-
testant faith. There are at present in connexion
with it more than 800 teachers. There are 108 scrip
hue readers employed, who read the Irish Bible
in the cabins, or to groups of the peasantry at
work in the fields, or by the roadeide. Seven Idek-speek-
ing clarrymen rre in connexion with the society, who read
the liturgy and preach the gospel in the native language.
Ten congregations of converts have been created, or arc row
ministered to, through the instrumentality o!the society—
two in the county of Galway, two in the county Cork, and
ix in the county Kern. Resolutions thankfully acknow-
ledging the success with which the labours of the teachers of
the society bare teen at-ended, and appealing to the public
for contributions to its funds, were unanimously adopted ;
and a vote of thanks to the chairman having been pasted,
the meeting separated.
TnE STEAMER DISPATCH which left Southampton
Pier early yesterday morning, with the Channel Is ands
mails, ran aground on a mud bank near Hythe, owing to the
weather being very thick; she was got off the nest tide
without any damage. The delay will not prevent the arrival
of the return mail this evening.

COTTON.—LIVIIRPOOL, MAIMS 22.—The Market to-
day wee steady. end the mks were about 6,000 bales, Winding 1,000
taken equally 6w epee and export.
NANCHESTII4 !LURCH 22. —The accounts by the °Va-
lued mail we generally sonaklered favourable, especially trom Cal-
cutta and Bombay, and there is an improved feeling in the market
both for goods and yarns.

HOPS.—Boaouou Mamunr.—Mestri. Pattenden and
%nth report that the market continues my Om for all good Hap..
The camel statementa just published as to Malt and Hops show an
Jeanne In the quantity of Malt made up to Oot. 10th inst. of 307,007
quarters se compered with 1847, and a reline-Ike of 3093 sera of
Hops in cultivation up to let August last, with extensive grubbing
still going on, whkit must ultimately have a very beneficial effect ma
the Hop market.

MARCH 23.—Market
to 641 b., lid. to ; ditto, 641 h. to 721 b., ltd. to lid. ; ditto,
121 b. to (141114., lid. lo 2d. ; ditto, 110 lb todelb., 24. to Std.; ditto, talc
to 66th., 21d. to Std.; ditto, 9619. to lOells, —to —; coif &lON
light, Si. to Si.; full. 3s. 6d.; hone hides, 7s. 64.—Basoossese,
*sacs !S.—Polled sheep. Os. to Is. fed. ; Keats and Ilall-brods, Ss. 6d.
to Os. dd.; Dowse, 4s. dd. to Ss. id.; Shearllsp, 9d.

COALS.—HaIf-past Am.—Buddies West Hart-
ley 14s. 6d. ; Carr's Hartley. 14s 91. ; Elan Main,
ISs., 6d.; Tanfleld Moor, 13a. 6d.; Wails End Braddyll's
Iletton, 16s. ; Walls End Haswrll, 16s. 61.; Wall End
Hetton, 16s. 6d ; Walls End Limbton, 164. 3d. ; Wails End
Stewart's, 16s. 3d.; Walls End Tees, 16s. W.—Ships at
market, 103.

CORN.—MARK-LANL—There tv; a again very little
English Wheat fresh np for this morning's in rket, and the
value of Monday was about maintained. The snivels of
foreign exceed 31,000 quarter., the bulk going direct
to miller+. The demand was very inactive, and, if
anything, purchases could he made on rather wier terms.
Barley sold slowly, at about Monday's rater. Oats were
unaltered in value, although the sale was far from brisk
Beans and Peas were without alteration in Lithe: value L.:
demand.

&MIDVALE INTO LONDON FROM Ifth MARCEL TO 33rd MARCII
Ora. English. Scotch. blab. Poremn.
Whist
Derby ... . I 1431
011011 laSO
.1 ...... .. I $32
OIM
Thu, 1,1110 seeks ; Wirth I
.it: 3,150 an.
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Dream kfaIIMONI. —W .s 412. Bd. • Barley, 261. 2d.; Oat%
Us. 2d.; Rye. ; Wass, 212. W.; Pea; 30s. ltd.