The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-25 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Ana. 24.
The accounts from the provinces to-day speak of
the recent heavy weather in terms of great depression.
Wherever the country is low and the soil rich, as in
many parts of the south of Ireland, the growing crops
are irretrievably damaged. In many instances they
have been imbedded in mud. From Limerick to 1
Ennis, in and around the Rathkeale district, about
Roecrea, and the lands along the Broena, in the King's
County, the floods have done immense damage. Along
the river's banks in Waterford and Wexford the same
circumstances have arisen, but not to the same
extent it would appear. The oat crop, on which
great dependence was placed, has been damaged also,
but not to the same extent as the wheat. The former
will still be far above an average crop. Wheat is
complained of in all the south and west, and in much
of Leinster too—for instance Wicklow. It will be a
light crop, but the statements of damage from mildew
and malting, which we hear from various quarters,
Ido not much rely upon. The weather here seems
to have permanently improved. Yesterday was fine,
with a good dry wind, but not a high one. We have
had frost at night since Monday, and this morning
presents the promise of as beautiful a harvest day as
heaven ever eent.
The accounts of the potato crop are such as might
be expected. The returns to the poor-law commis-
sioners' circular present a melancholy uniformity.
From every district and division we learn that
the potatoes are not free from disease, and generally
that the period of time they may supply food cannot be
estimated, it is so very uncertain. Notwithstanding
this, there are quarters in which the disease seems to
make little progress : for instance, Limerick and
Roscrea. The people are very generally and exten-
sively ailing away the haulms where those are
i • , but n many cases the haulm remain, un-
injured, while the leaves are black and withered.
The storm which has been so fatal in Scotland has
visited our southern coast, and at Dungarvon seven
lives have been lost. The parties were fishermen,
and have left large families.
All the vessels of war have been withdrawn from
Waterford except the Rhadamanthus and Driver, a
sure sign that the authorities apprehend no danger
from a revival of the insurrectionary spirit in that
quarter.
Mr. John Martin was removed yesterday morning
from the prison at Newgate to Richmond Bridewell,
lat the early hoar of six o'clock. It was in this prison
that Mr. O'Connell and his companions were confined
in 1844, but they were permitted to occupy apart-
Iments in the governor's part of the bridewell, whereas
Mr. Martin will be confined in the part devoted to
ordinary prisoners. This change has been decided on
in consequence of the report of the Surgeon-General
that a longer confinement in Newgate—the site of
which is low, and in the midst of a dense population
and an old part of the city—would greatly endanger
his life. It is said the Attorney-General will allow
the writ of error to go, and again it is rumoured that
the Pestonjee Bomanjee is coming to receive him on
board.

Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher continue in good
health. It is said they are allowed to spend much
time in each other's society. Mr. Duffy is said to
suffer in mind and body. The auction of Mr. Duffy's
furniture, books, &c., commenced to-day. All Mr.
movable were disposed of yesterday. I
have heard to-day, on authority which I do not doubt,
that Mr. Doheney was in Dublin for nearly two days
in the early part of last week.
Government must have had agents much nearer
the centre of the confederate action than those who
moved that party were aware. I am inured that
certain letters from a distinguished leader, not en-
gaged actively in the late insurrection, are in the
hands of the authorities. These letters show that
there were advised and deliberate advances made to
America and France for the purpose of ensuring aid
in a contemplated rebellion.
A new arrangement for the transmission of the
mails to London via Liverpool will come into opera-

tion from and after the 18th September next. The
mail ticket for Liverpool will then leave Kingstown-
pier at 4.30 p.m., instead of at 6.30, as at present.
The object of that arrangement is to ensure the
arrival of the mail from Dublin at Liverpool at such
au hour in the morning as to permit it be for-
warded from the latter town to London by the
a.m. express train. It is said that with a view to
this as well as other changes, more powerful boats
will be put on the line to Liverpool. All the cor-
respondence between Ireland and those places to
which Liverpool offers the speediest communication
will go this route, all that for London direct and the
places on that line will go viri llolyhead.
We have an intimation from the West to-day
which will probably return us a goodly harvest of
public meeting petitions, and afford room for a
goodly array of orators to become distinguished, now
that politics are in abeyance. Mr. John D. Browne,
formerly representative of Mayo, in a letter to the
journals, draws a picture of the deplorable condition
of that county. The remedies he suggests will pro-
bably occupy some public attention, the mere espe-
cially because they can co.t the gentry nothing. Mr.
Browne recommends that the high sheriff of
Mayo should at once convene his bailiwick,
to make an authentic exposition of the condition of
the county, and, to consider the means of alleviating
its destitution. Parliament, he says, has not yet
separated ; let us therefore petition—let us point out
the necessity for an immediate extensive system of
emigration and the formation of railroads " as the
only means now left to effect an important mitigation
of our calamities." It is surprising how mach men
of intelligence will permit theories to overbear com-
mon sense. Mr. Browne does not seem to perceive
that even if the money for an extensive system of
emigration were to be had for the asking, it would
be no remedy fora deficient harvest. here could be
no emigration this year at alleveets e w inter is too close
and will be upon us before preparations could possi-
bly be made for this great remedy. You must pro-
vide maintenance in winter for those whom you would
send away next year. Might not as much service be
rendered them and more to the country at a cheaper
rate ? Nor should we forget this fact, that those
would probably be the moot unprofitable emigrants
we could possibly send to any colony or country. A
great railroad scheme would be insufficient, both be-
cause the season would be utterly unsuitable, and be-
cause its effect as supplying a market for labour
must necessarily be partial, supposing in this case as
in the other, that " money was no object." I notice
this suggestion because 1 have little doubt, notwith-
standing its inadequacy and inapplicability, we shall
hear mere of it through the autumn.
A person who gives his name as Cornelius Joseph
O'Neill, has been arrested near Cork, supposed to be
one of those in the flue and Cry.
The papers contain several accounts of robberies
perpetra'ed in various quarters, west, south, and mid-
land. They do not present any peculiar features, but
are of that character which we may unhappily expect
will prevail to a considerable extent throughout the
next nine months.