The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-11 00:00:00

INVERNESS, BERGIIS:
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KINCARDINESHIRE.
Hon. 11. Arbuthnot
KIRKCALDY, Bc.:
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DUBLIN, ACOVST 9.
The failure of Douglas and Co. is reported to have
seriously touched some of our corn merchants. There
were few more enterprising speculators in the food
markets than the Sligo merchants. Some have made
considerable fortunes by their judicious activity, while
the unexpected fall in corn has come home to the
" business" of others. The Sligo Mampion of Satur-
day
mentions a very extensive failure in that town to
the amount of 100,000/. The name is not given.
The Fermoy guardians, under the presidency of the
Earl of Monntcaehel, have rendered themselves very
conspicuous against the payment or imposition of
rates. At the last meeting Mr. Burke Roche moved
a three months' rate under the new act, but an amend-
ment substituting six months for three was carried by
a large majority. This looks like a return to common
sense and humanity. At the same meeting a letter
was read from the Poor Law Commissioners relative
to the postponement of the three shilling rate in re-
payment of the advances under the relief act. The
commissioners state that the guardians have no option,
and peremptorily call upon them to strike the rate, or
perhaps, prepare for the Queen's Bench in Michael-
mu Term.
The Lords of the Admiralty have consented to the
project of the commissioners for improving Lough
Corrib ; namely, the formation of a navigable channel
from the sea into Lough Athalea, and the connexion
of the east end with Lough Corrib.
The wheat is in progress of yielding to the sickle
in the neighbourhood of Dublin. The late rains in-
terrupted the delightful pr.cess, but, with the return-
ing heat and sunshine, the work will be renewed.
The country papers notice the falling of the early-
sown fields, and rejoice in a most abundant produce.

CONCILIATION HALL.—The Repeal Association hell its
usual weekly meeting on Monday. The chair was taken by
Mr. Thomas Lamie Murray, the defeated rand:date for
Drogheda. The meeting wu the largest since the day

O'Connell presented himself there after leaving prison. A
letter wu read from the Roman catholic Bishop of units,'
enclosing 211., the subscription of himself and a number of
his clergy. An address, exceedingly complimentary to Mr.
Jahn O'Connell, was read from the Roman Catholic bishop
and clergy of Derry. It was presented by a deputation of
ten of that body, who attended for that purpose in the hall.
The proceedings were enthusiastic, but had little else to re-
commend them. Several newly•elected repeal members
were present. The repeal rent for the week reached nearly
601.
KIMDER.—A shocking murder, deliberately planned for
the purpose of more securely plundering the victim, has
just been discovered in Galway. The victim was named
Lowry, a pig-jobber, and the murderer a man named
Monahan, in whose house Lowry took lodgings fur the night.