The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-06 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, J.or. 4.
There is no news of the slightest importance. The
only novelty in the shape of information is the
account of the Rev. Mr. Townsend's mission to Eng-
laud on behalf of the Skihbereen population, detailed
in the Southern Reporter of Saturday. The rev.
missionary encountered, at first, some difficulties,
which were smoothed away in the progress of' his
benevolent labours. A formal coldness, generated by
many causes—some well justified, some bused nn mis-
conception—was soon succeeded by more kindly dis-
positions. Iu the "Society of Friends" he experi-
enixd that sympathy with suffering which cha-
racterises that sect. Mr. S. Gurney, at the
head of the list, with the munificent sum of
I,ooof. Lord John Russell, in addition to a former
subscription of 200/., tendered his name for the like
amount, but on hearing the plain and affc..ting story
of the rev. gentleman, the noble lord substituted 4001.
—thus contributing to the relief of Irish distress, out
of a comparatively small income, the large amount of
6001. It is delightful to add that the charge of ob-
duracy, on the part of the English people. to the com-
plaints of the Irish poor, yields to Duster impressions,
and it is to be hoped when the slight muses of mis-
conception are removed, and the people of England
arc made fully sensible of the horrors which impend
over this country, their characteristic munifi, emu will
return, and Ireland be a participator in that diffusive
benevolence which has placed England at the bead of
modern nations.

The middle and commercial classes are doing their
duty. The central relief committee is storing up a
very liberal fun I, and large subscriptions arc an-
nounced each day. On the dismal intelligence from
ilayo having arrived, the committee instituted in-
quiries, and, on the facts having been authenticated,
I understand, subscribed to the local committees.
Inquiry will, in every case, precede relief.
The gentry in Cavan will meet on Wednesday
next. Lord Farnham in the chair. I heard the re-
solutions to be moved are of startling strength.
A short article in the Dublin Unirersity Magazine
for the present month, entitled " Common Calamities
make Common Burthens," has excited the hopes of
the landlords. They required au argument or a
plausible substitute tor one, and they have found it
in the short and pithy brochure referred to. The
I general meeting will take place, I believe, on the 12th,
The Rhadamanthus, maim-frigate, had been en-
, gaged by the commander at Cove to convey a cargo
of Indian corn from London to Tralee, for the Kil-
larney relief committee, in consequence of a mishap
having occurred to the vessel which had been
chartered by the committee. The secretary of the
admiral, however, shortly after withdrew the services
of the Rhadamanthus—in consequence of having
been ordered for the use of Scotland by the lords of
the Admiralty before the application of the Killarney
committee.

There has been a slight rise in the price of bread
to-day, the price of the 21b. loaf having been raised
from Cod. to aid., and the 41b. loaf to 101 d. The state
of the markets indicates a further rise ere long.

ROYAL AKSENAL.—STORES FOR THE PUELIC WOW
IN IaELAND. —A very large quantity, amounting to severe
thousands of shovels, suides, wheelbarrows. and other stores,
were shipped a few days since from the Royal Arsenal, on
board the ordnance sloop, Lord Vivian, for Cork and other
porta in Ireland, for the use of the public works in that
country.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The usual meeting of the
Repeal Association was held this day at Conciliation-ball.
The proceedings were unimportant. The only thing render-
ing them worthy of the smallest paragraph being, Mr.
O'Coneel " insisting " that it wu the duty of LoglaLd to
feed, at the present crisis, four millions of Iriilincn. The
rert for the week was 711.

EXPECTATIONS or • LANDLORDS.—Mr. Richard Fox, a
large landed proprietor in Longford, cirees a long
letter to the Reproductive Committee, with the following
requirements. Three months' tillage of the l•md by those
now employed on puhlic works, A large grant for emi-
gration, on liberal principles, to he carried in operation
immediately. An improved Labour Rate Act, mulcting
absentees heavily. A bill to provide that all moneys ad-
vanced to meet the exigencies of the year, should be levied
by a tax upon income, and not made a charge upon land
alone.

DERRY.—A most daring outrage took place on the night
of the 29th ult., in the townland of Glennoek, near New-
townlimarady. A respectable firmer, Mr. Robert Hamilton,
• bachilor, was buried on the 24th, after which the country
rose en mane, and carried off from the premises seven large
stacks of oats, a stack of hay, valued at 201., all his stock,
consisting of seven mitch cows, twelve heVers, and four
farming horses. They surrounded the house, and intimidated
the persons left in charge of the property ►y firii s'iota„
No clue has as yet been discovered to bring to )untie•• the
perpetrators of this daring outrage, which took place within
one mile of the police station and half a mile of the resident
magistrate's, and one of the most peaceable districts of the
county.
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WESTMEATH.—Seations for the barnoo of Moyashcl were
held on Monday, when the sum of 1.92A1. was leoi•ol. Re-
solutions were adopted, of which the following is a sum-
mary:
That the prevent labour-rate act hes proved to be inefficient t
',cure general employment to the deatitute pow. That the work
carried on are, in moat canc.., reticle" while they withdraw Liboia
from agriculture.
. . . . . .

Thar ihalation from grain should be suspended immediately
That the ports aliould be opened for the free imwrt,tioa of pain ;
awl that the operation of the navieutioo laws be sump, :;der;.
That .e are of opinion that all the Irish members ,:mould wet ha
Dublin, early in January, to decide upon the Demureo renii,ite to be
demanded from the legialature for the benefit of Deland.

SEIBBEHEEN RELIEF COXIIITEEIL—The relief com-
mittee of this town met at tho grand jury room on Monday,
to receive a report from the deputation, which had bt •-ti so
kind as to proceed to England on their behalf, to solirit sub-
scriptions for the relief of the poor of this destitute di,•rict
also to transact general business. The Rev. Mr. Townsend
read the following report :
We have to report to you our return. It has been rather au Men ;
as unespeeted by ourselves so by others. In truth, Dm long an.l ;re-
tracted stay was occasioned by the very esaaperoteil state of pnhlio
feeling which we found against us in c.xinequenee of many emanating
cams: let The abuse of runner most -denying mmitlcence on
the pert of all grader and ages of the Brinell emainualty.
Rd. The state of trial, society, not ameliorated by plat kindneases—
the continued &solemnised state and condltioe of the peaasr:tryfa
very many parts: sod their proem* to barn ever, manifestation of
Emlich sympathy into vie .talon of !nasality, and toe trtniyal of
political enmity. M. The purchase of arms, on pi icf of this, on so
Mge • male as to be almost incapable of mistily. ith. That them
sward to be no energy on the part of the people to meet a massing
emergency., but a disposition to lean the load of their disto cm in
full weight and altogether on the hard earned wealth of the
industry of Inidand on every ocession. There was a fifth
came Moo, winch we found In operetta% very auulian
the impression against us, vie. --TIM everything was being
done in the w.y of public works. by the 5...,. eat that could
be dome, sod this under the idea that them welts were carrir ti oil by
the thew, of the Deaf& mop* mil ot thole emsane! And teat
already hit a million of their may had both arms In upon. And
stattwalthregagh Mishima. The expithalth of all the matters
scowled with tale semi seta NM be surprise them, and
they wore Mat Wo a Mae part of the authori-
ties be dillereat dthselgoonts to If ethers would take a lead.
Bat to get any to tithe the Ind IMISIMINS r nnpopuLs, seemed to be
the difficulty to goompligh. ant k am sot until our well.authen.
Mild miss of Maio his pat in gthloptition with the eaM
shore km el the Mak OM of A. maky sad the ethiabitent and
imbibe Mary that mike riseangay mit, that we produced any
advantageous impreadon ma the gpeathatut upon the other
aide of the water. The ammo or tho ti
and Ind orotal
deputation. which such • gad gehms selamity should
hare sent forward, e'en to the gemed he bs a guaranties
that things were not as bed s• sues pays read
could not but feel tram this otherwathet spa ash • *a them
who ought to have genaine and east Warmth& the of this
country are often kept oils In the ark of the red este of the work-
ing and details of very matters. It Mei • eel that the
grants of Public Works me there leaked se as a to • cry than
any suck dreadful necereity of ow maim In Mile all clam* most
inevitably be all alike sufferers, A. he !my different degrees.
The moment, however, the had of the aim Department saw,
and molly felt, we put oar an. in as haglith a shape as gm
Aim op
eighty of amide, tribe may things which we brought
before tth right hosoarable ondale* sal emplaned of it, and
that we bad, or appeared to Ma be bows, nu& just grounds for
what we sagged, nothiag moil be them meipattetic and kind ;
and be and the bead of Ms orranimat. Si we could learn, crime'
all the anxiety postale be
Oa itgasived to be within their
power for the mitigation of A. sags of destitution ream
muted by us to mist hem the of one
along the
Thiser nine bled, moat he Masi mat of Waterford.
This we othreesiol se Oa sat ed admith. km the density et
its perthatm maths Mikis be aide, Os mop now kot, as
sothirandthe peastion, Soy O
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ts re,. and he
Misled, Mask we id nth man to exclude other partA of our
potato lima stillayes le a area awful extent. Our object in putting
earsives in aththankation more Immediately with tee government
ens r gases a Queen's letter: an instrossont ei authority for oil-
rMlas Igaij side in all the solhead dasithea it bete seen
lathe a Lae ea whom we Med m andinr, that the
eshunity was of nee twatimie, sea Mouth enntribouon on tho
sale we were likely to sans elsormstmis fully proved to um
the wisdom sal tnali d afterwards, mid by 'nay dopers reach.
It is by little and YMs this ma ran of oar position se a deputa-
tion opened wpm op. mg es van nun gratifltd, on our own
failure, to gia a tigisitha Apia Itht Lard Mayor, to call a public
reastieg la lisehes. fwiishw mil must Orrin vele and Months-
thethly mar. and, es tee ontholoth NOM er at limt abate, the pee.
=Wm Ws W l•Notinii suit our tuthitiny nation on the
isle. int an lema ths doge eeoouecd by an In-
dlmalld wslllsi y the sreminwiy dm whom no ono
aid dew genre mi W eastetum Is puma any measure that
sisimai No* he Is the at* proheihe demi •• our poor people,
Altar rasa .minor mg keg OW* Ilk woo Om* to be utterly
tingessagehthas wmjedged in his • so der from allay-
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weft d•colika is tad, • ?a- • vnient—
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