The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-05 00:00:00

BALLINASLOE FAIR.

BALLINABLOE, WEDSZBDAT NIGHT,
We are now on the eve of our great annual fair, a
period "brimful of event" to many, sad one of interest
and excitement to all connected with it. Never before, lem
sorry to tell you, was there worse grounds for anything like
cheering anticipations as to the result. There are some, is-
deed, who still cherish the hope that " something may turn
up" to change the prospects et the fair. I hope it Easy be
so; but, alter suture consideration, and after conversing
with Kraal of these who are looked up to as the best autho-
rities on such subjects, I fear that the odds an decidedly
against the farmer. The list Liverpool market note is cuku
lated to act as a " damper " on speculations in sheep and
cattle for the Esglish markets, salt states that Monday's sup.
ply was excessive in She latter, and that the former sustained a
den ice of 2s. to 3s. a head. However, it is asserted here—and
that, too, by some of the "knowing ones"—that this Liu
popl note is tot always to be relied upon immedi..ti ly prevail-
rig our great fair; or, at least, that it should not be (coked
upon as sufficient to alarm sellers into parting with their
stocks ate ruinous sacrifice. The government contracts mere
seriously affect remunerative prices; nevertheless, consider-
ing the very low drugs at which stock of all kinds has been
purchased at recant fairs, I do not think that very serious
loss can be sustained neer: by those who have held over for
any let gtb of time. In the end—and it is a sad anticipation
—*he farmer, I fear, is fille:v to be the greatest, if not the
only sufferer. He must sell at certain markets, no matter
what the figures to be obtained, is order to meet the many
demands upon him for rent, rates, Ste., while the wealthy
stock muter can " bids his time," and either sell or buy, as
the chances are is his favour.
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Thi re is one thing, at all events, which may be cull'eully
lo,ked forward to—namely, that ewes will bring paying
prices • and the tams remark may, I think, be also applied
'to good row(' of other stock. My reason for coming to this
conclusion is, that as so many vast tracts of what was here.
tofu, tillage land have Lady been converted by the evie
tion system into idle pastures, it will be absolutely
necewary to resider these tree's productive, or at least, to
end to do so, by grazing them with stock of one kind
or umber- . .

le&td, already a considerable amount of sheep and cattle
have been bitten up for this purpose through the couctry ;
and the result, even in this early stage of the fair—or rather
before it has commenced at all—is manftest in the oompara-
tively smell number of the former which have yet arrived
on the grazing grounds about our town, to be ready tlr to-
morrow a show.
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Tto weather to day has bias extremely unfavourable to
the prospects of the sheep fair: from early dawn up to the
time I am writing (eight o'clock evening) we here hid en
inceinsnt down-pour of heavy rain, and everyone knows that
tiontintr,u. wet hu a dangerous influence oa the market
value 41 the " Away flack." However, it is now clearing up,
and if the night continue fine, a very invouralle change may
take place before to•morrow.
A evil& table number of well known " dealers" have
arrived in town in the centre of the day. The Marquis of
Waterford is expected to-sosrow.
Very few stables have yet ban taken, and I see no great
roAmet of the horse fair being a good one.—Dublin News
Later.

COLLISION OP THE TRIDENT AND DWARP.—Sinee
oar last we have received the particulars of the collision at
.ea between her Majesty's steamers Trident and Dwarf.
The facts are as follow :—Both the vessels accompanied the
o.ngea on Tuesday evening last from Queenstown harbour
for Plym .uth—the Trident towing the man-of-war, as stated
in the Reporter of Saturday. and the Dwarf proceeding to
that port for the purpose of beirg paid off. The breeze
which sprung up on that evening had increased to a violent
gale when ,he vessels bad arrived about 60 miles south-east
of the most Apprehensive of the consequences of a storm,
the captain of tie Oaeges gave the signal to part com-
pany, won which the Trident cast off that ship, and pre-
pared ti return. In going about, the Dwarf shipped a tre-
mendous sea, which filled the centre compartment of the
vessel, viz , the engine-room, and put out the fires. Shortly
after the Trident perceived the signals of distress thrown
lout by the Dwarf, and immediately bore up to render
1 assistance. As she approached she rounded to, and backed
towards the Dwarf, for the purpose of attaching a hawser
with greater facility. Just as she touched the latter ves.
eel a sea wrack her on the bow, and drove her with great
• violence against the broadside of the Dwarf. So great was
the concussion, that the bulwark from the tsffrail to the fun-
nel was torn up, and sever,l planks of the deck disled•ed.
The tunnel also redly. d some damage from the collision.
Another attempt by A. Trident to pore aid was summate],
and two hawsers were pia on board, one of which snapped
within a few minutes after it was fastened. By this time the
centre compartment of the Dwarf was filled with water, and
she only Basted in emsequence of the other compartments
having been carefully fastened. The Trident started imme-
diately for Queenstown with the Dwarf in tow, but the lat-
ter was in so desperate a condition that the captain was
obliged to run into Kinrale, when he arrived at one o'clock
p.m ,on Woineeday, when it was found that of the second
bawler only three strands remained. Same repairs were
made in o-der to enable the Dwarf to be removed to Queens-
town, which was effected on Friday. She is now lying neer
Hanlbowline. The safety of compartment is fully
err ved by tbis seeident. Hai not the Dwarf been eel con-
structed sits never *weld have been got into harborsr.—Cork

SPORTING.
TATTERSALL'S—Thuaansy.