The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-10 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DI:BUN, Nov. 9.
The Munster journals of this morning are not with-
out their records of outrage of the usual nature. Oa
Sunday night an attack was made on the residence of
a Mr. Keating, near Keens, county Limerick. Mr.
Keating's eon, a mere lad, fired a pistol at and
wounded one f the party, who, however, wrested it
from him and dangerously wounded the toy with the
weapon. Tne party carried off a gun and pistol. On
Saturday night last a party of men beat severely a
poor man, named Kenna, near Toomevara, Tippe-
rary. He expired next day. Cora beizel for r..nt
has been carried off in that county. Attacks on the
houses of Mr. Sadlier' Mr. Dagg, a land agent, and
on that of a farmer, are also recorded. Three shots were
fired into Mr. Sadlier's house, ar.d one into that of
Mr. D4gg, but the parties proceeded to no further
violence. An incendiary fire also has occurred there ;
and in Clare the peasantry have broken down a
bridge sear Tulle, to prevent the passage of corn to
market. _ _

Fißppy-siz ejectment de,rees have been obtained at
Kilrash sessions just closed; end three towslands in
Tipperary union have been cleared during the past
week; and on the celebratei Girard oroperty, in
Roscommon, where such wholesale evictions took
place a few years since, N families have been recently
removed.

The operation of the poor law has in many cases
rudely awakened the attention of the gentry of the
country to the condition of the labouring population,
and the necessity of affording them employment.
This rough conviction of our unhappy social condition
is daily more and more impress d upon a class with
whom much of the power of remedy lies—the resi-
dent gentry of the country, and especially in those
districts where from peculiar circumstances that class
previous to the extension of the poor law
to Ireland were especially free from burthen.
Among the most recent evidences of this conviction
may be reckoned a series of re,.olations proposed on
Saturday last at the Ktlls Board of Guardians, and
which were only withdrawn in order to try the effect
of a memorial embodying the same sentiments which
it was agreed should be forwarded to the lord lieu-
tenant. The meeting on that occasion was presided
over by the Marquis of He►dfort, and the proceedings
were unanimous. The condition of the union ap-
pears to be not very prosperous. The liabilities
amount to 1,8901., exclusive of the salaries
due to the officers of the establishment up
to the 29th September, and the difficulty
of collecting rates under the present circumstances
of the country leaves the guaidians no funds to
meet their engagements. They therefore agree
that whatever rates are realised shall be ap-
propriated to the payment of present liabilities; and
they declare that if, previous to the let March nest,
such an alteration in the law be not made as will
enable them to continue relief, they will be obliged
to close the house against the admission of paupers,
discharging those already therein. The nature of the
change they seek is indicaterl in a resolution, which
declares that the present law holds out no encourage-
ment to industry, but, on the contrary, checks it ; that
persons who heretofore gave employment in labour
are discontinuing it ; and that the alteration in the
law required should be such as to force every occu-
pier to take an interest in the employment of the
able-bodied.