The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1848.

ment should be endowed with every practicable privilege for
their advantage which is attached to absolute property ; and
that persons haying limited estates in addition to ordinary
leasing powersgenerally conferred mittens should be enabled,
under proper precautions, to enter into stipulations of the
nature of those above referred to, which at present it
appears they cannot do.-16. That the power to enter into
such stipulations, binding on subsequent interests, might be
advantageously made a general incident to leasing power. of
land in settlement by the aid of parlisnamt, and also be con-
ferred oc perm s having certain limited interests in land.--
17. That the law with respect to things affixed to the free-
hold is different and more beneficial so regards those anhex-
'thins made for the purpo es of trade and those made for
the purposes of agriculture, an outgoing tenant being per-
mitted, in many cases, to remove the former when erected by
himself, hut not the latter. —lB. That this distinction does
not appear to lie supported by any sound reason, and your
committee are of optuion that the tenant's privilege of re•
m val, with respect to fixtures set up for trading pur.
poses, should be extended to those erected for agricultural
objects.

IRELAND.

Duutim, Auo. 12.

The memorial of which I wrote yesterday as about
being presented by the catholic prelates and clergy
was referred to in an evening paper here yesterday,
and has called forth the fo:lowing notice, manifestly
demi-official from its tune, from government organ
of this evening :
An evening eontemporary stated last night that the :ca-
tholic prelates and eh rgy were about to memorialise the
government in favour of an amnesty to all who have tak•
part in the late (would that this were aca rrect definition !)
rebellious movement ; and if this be true we shall deeply re•
gret that a body so influential, and whose °nineties ore, on
every account, entitled to respectful consideration, should
adopt a course so unprecedented, and at the same time so cal-
culated to mar the laudable object which it is desired to pro-
mote. We are well assured that the catholic prelates and clergy
can have no intention of viewing otherwise th in in its true
light the crime of treason—the highest offence of which the
low takes cognisance, because it is one which more than any
other strikes at the root of all order and all social institutions;
and yet, to such a misrepri sentation of their opinions and
motives they must, beyond question, expose themselves, by
asking the clemency of the crown for men, of the extent of
whose guilt they are necessarily ignorant—many of whom
are still at large—none of whom nave yet surrendered,
or have given the smallest token of repentance, and some
of whom are still in arms against their Sovereign, and
within the last week hare been inciting armed mobs to
deeds of tumult and outrage. Surely, a little reflection
will show how inexisedient, how imprudent, and how wrung,
such a memorial must be at this tire, and in how false a
position it woul I place tie governm. nt and the memorial-
eats, and, more particularly, the misguided Well in whore be.
halt this application is to be made. To them it may be
attended with the worst consequences; the mercy of the
crown must be voluntary—it cannot be extorted ; tt cannot
have conditions imp .seal upon it under any eircumstancys
still less before guilt has been ascertained, the law viniii
cated, or even the preliminaries of jusice fulfilled.
During the lest six months the toleration of the government
has been carried to the utmost limits of public safety, and
the same spirit will always guide its course ; but, the first
duty of government to society is the en intenauce of the law
and the preservation of order ; and it will not, it dares not
abdicate its function however ii,fluential or respectable the
parties by whom it may be summoned to do so.
The Cork Examiner mentions the subject also, but
refyra it to a meeting of the prelates of that church.
Some of the body will probably attend to present the
memorial to Lord Clarendon I have no doubt; but that
t'te memorial for an amnesty has already been
adopted I have good reason to know. Perhaps now
it may not be presented.
The following letters appear in the Packet of this
evening. They contain the facts respecting the recent
communication made by the Rev. Mr. Mackey to his
Excellency on the part of the outlawed imurgents

MY DRAR Ma. hinn.riern,—A statement ha. appeared in the
Vail amt Freeman of Wedn.day, in which I and other parties are
charged with making otipulationn for our liv, s with the government.
I need not wywire you that thi.tatement han bitterly, mint bitterly,
indeed, cut me to the heart's core. A letter will br rent to you deny-
ing thin statement, rind giving you the true facia You have been .
kind and honourable in your conduct towards me always, that I rely
fully upon your kindm as in inserting this, and leave the vindication of
my motive% in your hands. My character I. now more dear to me than
my lite, and it in nut, I am sure, too much to cancel from a generous
opponent like you • refutatnn, full and complete, of a dander which
attack.—and which (if unanswered) will deprive me of all that now
remains to me —my reputation, my hohnur, and my fame.—'telieve
me ever, my dear Mr. Mansfield, yours faithfully and truly, THOMAS
P. M.orisn.
Aro. 12, am grieved to be under the neces-
sity of addressing you on thin oaranion, :ut a r. gaol for truth, and •
termed for the characters of gentlemen who cannot now defend them-
rely., render my silence any longer impossible. Thy grosaccd miere-
' presentations have appeared in wane of the newspapers, in reference
to n commune Lion t hare made to the governini nt on behalf of Mr.
Meagher and some of his friend.. I hare abstained until now front
publishing anything on the subject hot I might occasion enibarrans.
went in any quarter, and besides, I felt confident that the characters
of the gentlemen in question, for honour and disinterestednes.,
were too well entriblinhed to suffer any detriment froin thane calm.-
aim. I now gve the simple late of the case, and the public will
be able to Judge whether or not t have formed a just opinion on the
suMect About a week ago, warn I heard that three centlerarn had
arrived on the borders of my parish, fearing that any att.mpt to
arrest them might lead to a collision similar to that whirl, took place
in ilallingarry, I nought and procured a interview with them. I
then raid that though there were no other reason., an the country
had declined to act under their guidance, a ourrender to the govern-
ment was their moat judicious and honourable course. The great
obstacle in the way to their following my advice, was the fear they
entertained that by no doing they might appear to abandon
thine to whom they were committed, or be attempting to
*mule any special advantage* for themselves. they ul-
timately consented to my making the communication to
government, Into the d tails of which It is unneee.sary now to
enter. It in enough to my it scat not of the nature dencribed. It was
nit a bargaining for mere life, rin ha. been falsely asserted. It did
not propose any advantage special to themselves. It was conceived
in the spirit of brotherly affection and devotion. It contemplated the
peace of the country and the speedy rentoration of order; and in
proof of the perfect disinteresiednem that governed this proceeding, I
beg to midi that one 011 thew gentleman, Mr. Meagher, refund
c mply with the most urgent entreaties to escape from the country,
when the mean< of rope were offered to him, and this. because he
had determined to share in whatever penalty awaited hie friends.—
I am, sir, your obedient servant, 34111,8 MACKKT, P , P., Clunoulty.