The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-10 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Jena 8.
A correspondence has taken place between Mr.
Smith O'Brien and Mr. Maurice O'Connell, which has
been the subject of much conversation in town during
the day. It was very currently rumoured yesterday
that it was the wish of Mr. O'Connell's family that
the Young Irelanders should take no part as a body
in the public funeral to be accorded their late father.
Mr. Smith O'Brien, in order to test the rumour, ad-
dressed a letter to Mr. John O'Connell, in which
he inquires " whether it is their (the family's)
wish that those who dissented from the
policy adopted by the Repeal Association during
the last twelve months should attend the fune-
ral." The "duty of replying was devolved by Mr.
John O'Ccinnell upon his brother, Mr. Maurice
O'Connell, who replied that "the arrangements for
the funeral having been entrusted to the Glasnevin
cemetery committee and the Rev. Dr. Miley. the
family leaves it entirely in their hands." Mr. O'Brien
interpreted this into an intimation that "he should not
attend the funeral ;" and it seems indeed pretty plainly
! to bear that construction.

There are aocounta to-day from Donoughmore, Clan-
mire, and Dunmanway, districts of Cork county, lying
distant from each other, in which the moat cheering
intelligence is contained respecting the potato crop.
I spoke to-day'vrith an intelligent farmer, who resides
near Naas, in Kildare, and he assures me his potatoes
are quite sound.
From a private communication received in town
to-day, I learn that a murder was perpetrated at
Trus,qh, in the county of Clare, on the night of the
6th inst. The victim was a man named Michael
Casey, who acted as driver to Dr. Wilkinson, of
Limerick, on some property of his at the above place.
Casey was shot dead in his own house.
A man named William Morrissy was arrested in
Cork this week, for the murder of a woman near
Donersile, in 1839. He had enlisted under the name
of Ryan.

THE SUMMER ASSIZIP4.—We have learned that the
judges have determined that the assizes shall be held at the
usual time, and that the circuit lists will speedily be issued.
—Dublin Evening Post.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO MORDER.-0O Thursday night,
nine men, armed, and clad in women's clothes, attacked
Ballycunneen-house, the residence of Stephen O'Halloran,
Esq., for the purpose of taking the life of that gentleman.
Fortunately, Mr. O'Halloran was not at home. They in-
sisted on obtaining admission, when Mr. Jeremiah Canny,
who happened to be in the house, came to the window to
remonstrate with them. Infuriated at their disappointment
in not finding the object of their search. they fired through
the window ; the ball passed close to Mr. Canny, and lodged
in an adjoining partition, and he received two or three slight
slug wounds in the face. When Mr. Canny recovered •
little from the shuck, he seized a double-barrelled gun, and
returned the fire, when the miscreants immediately de-
camped, and from the traces of blood it is evident thati some
of them must have been wounded severely. Mr. Canny
then, with heroic activity, fired again on the assailants,
which shot took effect, for after re-loading his piece, and pur-
suing them through a field of wheat, two men were seen to
drag along a third between them. On perceiving Mr. Canny
in pursuit, one halted and fired again, which was promptly
returned by Mr. Canny ; but when he was about to discharge
the second barrel, the cap unfortunately missed. Three men
have been wounded, and from appearances one of them must
be severely so. Blood has been traced to the house of a man
named Mldalton, who is since missing. What renders this
daring outrage the more dreadful is that Mr. Canny is •
gentleman universally esteemed, and while discharging his
duties so Pay-clerk of the district where the event occurred,
his attention to the wants and circumstances of the labouring
classes rendered him greatly esteemed. The police patrol
were within hearing of the shots, but as yet no trace of the
miscreants has beet discovered. We have heard, on going
to press, that the wounded man, with several of the party,
have been arrested.—Clure Journal.

SCOTLAND.
EDINBURGH, lees 8.
The farmers in this neighbourhood who have ape I
calmed to any extent in potato culture are now
watching the progress of that plant with intense
interest. A feeling exists, derived from the expe- ,
rienoe of the two last years, that the critical time
approaches; but as yet the appearances are of the
most healthy description, and, except a few trifling
cases, no instance of disease has transpired. In
several instances oats have failed, but generally
their decay has been traced to inferior seed, and ,
no time was lost in breaking up the ground for
the reception of other crops. But this failure,
supposing it to have taken place to any extant, will
not affect the gross produce at harvest time, because
of the unusually large amount of ground devoted to
oat cultivation this season, in consequence of antici-
pated failure in potato growing, and of the humid
state of newly-drained land preventing any other
grain being. at first cultivated. As a natural result of
these cheering prospects bread has fallen, and is ex-
pected to be again reduced in a short time.
Dr. Chalmers' vacant offices in the new college are
to be offered to Dr. Robert Gordon, of the free high
church, Edinburgh, and his decision will not be known
till mid-day, when the free assembly meets.
A meeting of the Highland Relief Board was held
hare yesterday. The main points settled were, that
none of the funds should be devoted to emigration
purposes, and that the inspectors and agents should
be instructed to obtain as much statistical and other
information relative to the Highlands as should open
up their real condition and capabilities, and that if
the machinery of the board was inadequate to the due
execution of this task, the assistance of a parliamen-
tary commission was to be solicited. There is thus
every prospect that something more than the super-
fiats of the present distress will be exposed, and that

the moral sad social Ware of the Celt will be laid
bare, preparatory to something like an earnest deal-
ing with their exigencies.

THE HERRING Tuna.—THusso, Jwsa 3.—Little or
nothing has been done in this way here as yet; several
boats have been trying it this week or two pest, but none of
them have put any into the curing yards. The fishermen
state that appearances on the coast continue good. The qua-
lity of the few that have been taken is excellent, and by next
publication we hope to be able to report a good catch.
STOMNOWAT, MAT 24.—The early herring fishing COM..
menced on this coast on the 9th inst. Owing to the stormy
weather there was little done until the 14th, when the boats
bad a general fishing from four to ten ergo, ; on Thursday,
the 20. h, everge 14 crafts, highest bout, 29; Friday, average
13 cram, highest 24; Saturday, average 6 crams, highest 16.
There arc but few boats on this coast this season com2ared
with last. A few Irish vessels are lying is the harbour
offering 12s. to 14.. a cran, and as yet have got none, on
account of them being no unengaged boats.—Caithness
Chronicle.