The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

IRELAND,

DUBLIN, ICCAT. 1.
TIIE LABOUR RATE ACT.
CO. DERRY.—An extraordinary presentment sessions
for the barony of Loughixshollen seas held en Monday last,
at Magherafelt, and a sum amounting to 6,0091. was voted.
The meeting was clamorous in the extreme.
CO. DONEGAL.—On Wednesday last a presentment
sessions for the barony of Tirkeeran was held at Muff, Sir
Robert Ferguson, Bart., M.P., in the chair. I'rc,cntmeuts
to tho amount of 4,310!. were passed.

New LANDLORD MOYEMENT.—A requisition appears in
the Galway papery from some landlords of that county re-
presenting large properties for a meeting " of men repre-
senting the intarests of all parties in Ireland, and competent,
from their information and position, to deliberate for the fur-
therance of measures of practical benefit, in Dublin forth-
with." A hope is expressed that the Earl of Devon will
preside.
LABOVHERS' ,PAY Losr.—One of the pay clerks of the
county Clare, engaged under the Board of NVorks, last 70/.
on Tuts liv. Ile placid the entire sum, which was in silver,
in the well of his jaunting cm, and when he arrived at the
place where he appointed to pay the men, he found that the
board at the bottom of the car had broken during his trip,
and the money had disappeared.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
LIMERICK, CLARE, GALWAY, AND TIPPERARY. —The
following statements in the Limerick Chronicle, of yester-
day, show the disorganization which unhappily prevails in a
large pardon of the south and west of Ireland :—The detach-
ment of the ath, under Lieut. de Montmorency, at O' Brien's-
bridge, was called to assist the police in protecting Mr. Den-
niston's canal-boat, on Wednesday, with flour, from a furious
multitude, and luckily, John S. Dwyer, Esq., a magistrate,
rode up, and hearing of the obstruction, enabled the military to
interpose, and save the property from indiscriminate plunder.
Joseph \l all Req., called upon Capt. Butler's company,
59th, at Castle-Connell, as not only the boat, but the mills at
O'Brien's bridge, were threatened by tke mob. The military
succeeded in quelling the disturbance, without firing a shot.
Most of the labourers employed by the Castic-Connell relief
committee, and holding meal tickets, struck work upon the
roads, to join in the attack upon the property of a moat bene-
volent gentleman, Mr. Denniston, who is the great benefac-
tor of his neighbourhood.
At Bier quarter-aessiona the process-servers complained to
the Bench that they never before experienced so much dint-
catty in discharging their duties; in some instances they were
threatened with death if they attempt. al to serve processes.
John Coghlan, aprocess-server, in Eglish, stated that a party
of men visited his house, armed. Ile was entering the par-
ticulars of the processes he had served in his book ; they pre-
sented their pistols at him, seized his book and papers, which
they carried off. The Assistant-Barrister permitted the par-
ticulars of these processes so stolen to be entered, and they
acre heard in the usual form, and decrees granted by the
court.
T.tst WORK.— MEETING OF THE PEOPLE. AT BALMS-
GARRY.— On Tuesday (says the Limerick Reporter) the la-
bouring population from the districts within several miles
award Ballingan7 assembled in that town in numbers which
might well entitle it to be called a monster meeting. They
hail turned out fur several days before against " task work,"
and they came together to exhibit a "demonstration " of
their feeling.: on the subject. The military were in attend-
ance from ltathkeale, but were so completely hemmed in
and crushed that they were very glad to get away, a passage
having been made for them by the interposition of some gen-
tlemen who were present ; namely, Archdeacon Fitzgerald,
W. H. De Massy, Esq., D. D. Power, Esq., &c. These
gentlemen, particularly Areheacon Fitzgerald, addressed the
multitude, end ultimately persuaded them to separate quietly,
though evidently dissatisfied.
OUTRAGE.—RODDERY OF ARMS.—A daring outrage (says
the Limerick Reporter, Repeal paper) has been perpetrated
on John Griffin, East, of Glen Cottage, near Quin, County
of Clare, whose residence was broken into on Tuesday night
last by a party, who demanded his fire-arms. They obtained
one old musket; this, however, did not satisfy them, but
placing i.lr. Griffin on his knees, they commanded him
to swear that he had no more arms in his possession ; and,
en his refusing to do so, beat him in a most savage and brutal
manner.
THE LONDON MAlL.—The London mail of Saturday did
not arrive in Dublin this morning in the mail packet from
Liverpool. The mail train from London had not reached
Liverpool on yesterday evening up to the hour the packet
sailed; and the apprehension was that some railway accident
had occurred ott the down line from London.
MR. W. GRACE.—In the case of this gentleman, charged
with embezzling the funds of Evans's Charity, Kilkenny, by
means of forgery, the sureties had not presented themselves
up to yesterday. The mode in which it is said the fraud was
committed was thus : Mr. Grace, as secretary to the charity,
had in his possession powers of attorney, in blank, duly
signed by the trustees. These he had instruction, to use for
the purpose of drawing the dividends, having authority to
affix to them the seal of the charity, which had been incor-
porated by act of parliament. Instead of using the powers
of attorney for the purpose for which alone it is alleged they
were entrusted to him, Mr. Grace made use of them for the
purpose of disposing of the stock. The criminal charge
agsinst Mr. Grace is, for forgery in affixing the seal of the
charity to the powers of attorney, and it is said a very nice
question will arise whether that official act, he being the ens-
todee of the seal, can amount to a forgery.
A Farr avostru KNOWING.—S. Bunter, Esq., of Mill-
town Cottage, near Warrenpoint (says the Belfast Vin-
dicator), is at present digging out two acres of cup potatoes,
of the best possible quality.