The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-14 00:00:00

to expect prompt and efEcaeloui mast:tree —measures the mast i
el'h.cloaa becalm the most prompt. The people want two thing* ;
the gist, food, foal, foal; aid next, wages to enable them
—to bay that f i 3.1. Food must be stared in demote in every
emeritint 'Gaddy. Bread Muffs of emery Ifni must be poured
It. Every one who can afford it should purchase foreign provision. I
of every Mad. We must one and al; cooperate with the Lor.l.Lieu-
tenant. I hare no hcaltatkin in saying, that all portico ail nit that he I
is a wise and a bold man, and everybody expects from him energy,
promptitude, and decision, to srt the people at work, and to bring
food within their reach. I shall be salted whether I bull that: that a
' Nati,nal Committee' should inert In Dtthlin. My anew is rc.olv :
I decidedly think ao. Ido think that a national committee in Dublin
would be moat useful In enabling the Lord Lieutenant to carry out his
views; and I am happy to we that the formation of such committee
has become the object of avowed consideration by men of rank and
large fortune, who are nut connected with me by any induenem, ashy
any'ennununity of policical opinions. The emergency in which the
country is involved has compelled them to see that the combined
energy and wisdom of the landed proprietors of Irehavl are abso-
lutely flees.' try to enable the people to manse from the horrible
even which surround ma, and to make arrangements for the
Incalculable dangers that menace us in the apprehension of
another—and another year of pestilence and lamina. If
there were a prove t of better times, by the antelioration
of the seations in one, two, three, gee, or many mouths, then, indecl,
matters might be allowed to take their course without any epecial
intervention of the landed gentry. But one year newt, and many ;
years may, perhaps, elapse before we have arrived at anything like
the position of ordinary safety or security. It seems, therefore, the
heiAht of absurdity, not to make arrangements for the coining to.
getter of those landed proprietors who arc most interested in the I
welfare of the agricultural population of Ireland. Men should meet
without distinction of party or religious differences—cull points of
dissension should tut buried in oblivion--we should confine ourialeos
to discovering remedies for the present position er affairs—frarful as I
they arc. Alt the meetings that hive lately taken place on the subject of
rothrereacelapumetlrdnstihiliffeeotre"trenilifiberalingaces'ete.fb:lrfbantaereresastp,rist,deco4ht.c.ticopre: imer,:umprra:of:mwrrii.:„hie"inicl,hilittt:77;ntin.briosta:lacnthi:lolalny.
measure, at present, instead of faaille.aing, would only serve to re-
Lardthe moles of relief which we he m a right to loth to front the
energy and promptitude of the cord Lieutennnt. But there are
alauWant tepee for the consideraion of the National Committee, es-
cladve of casting for a se:aion tif Pariiam topics tlea involve the
ire ninent danger of the lima of the entire agricultural population. It
mry be said that are taking so perscrerind a part in suggesting the
Urination of a national committee, may rather prevent than promote
the meeting of ouch an saferubly —lint it has not done so hitherto.
Many—very ma ay landed proprietor, have already taken up the mat-
ter as theta own, nor have they waited for the suMfestion of Mr. Rer.
nal Warne, in order to show that they did not eldink (coin a partici-
padre in my views on the subject of therein:idioms diatrese,by reason of
m; difference ofopinion with them upon important sobjeets of a different
'nature. Mr. Bernal Osborne, Indeed, has cmdeavoured to max them
with a temp of Latin to eater talc my plane. Me has done me an
emential Injury be his and:aside, bee-Anse hackneyed quotatice
Fos et of host,. dace-i.' Yee, he does me griat wrong. lam not
the marine of the Inaled proprietors of Ireland ; on the contrary, I
conscientiously believe myself to be their atneereat friend. 1 believe
that my tottaecis would most exseutialiy serve thorn. As to leatiaty,
Mr. Osborne himself is a greater a.lept in that quality than I am, as
Witnedzi his snappish attacks upon the Whigs--attazits which evince
Lyme of piety than sound policy, lie may be quite sure that with all
ha good qualities, end he has many, he • ill not obtain any respect
(mom the Irish people by indulging in any ander-current of animosity.
Much better, indeed, would it be for him to join with those who
recollect that neither Whigs nor Twirl can ever permanently cure
the heti:tare of Ireland, ea long as the Irish people are rayeludA
from legislating for their own country. From domest;e legislation
alone is a permanent andli.afeet cure tar the evils of Ireland to be
expected. There is one thing certain—*hot no parliament Lou d pos-
sibly render tho people of Ireland more miserable, more wretched,
or less able is stria:ode against the Area of even a eanSel calamity.
let US, then, nem r lose sight of the persevering etruggie for the re.
smration of the Irish parliament, by the repeal of toe anion. In the
meantime, and during those pressing moments of horror, let us one
and all combine to assist the Lord.lientenant in wedeln: out his plane
of relief. Let uo c turbine heartily, readily, and perseveringly. There
is one notion that should be earrected—it k that the lanais Late
Act, an it parsed into law, sanctions 110 other than unprintable works.
There never was a more atoned blundereommittcd by our new/tapers
Van such assertion. It le true that in particular baronies, such as
that with which Mr. Mansell, of eerme, is connected, Where there
r ye alreely a full eualeieney of ro itt unit bridges, the Labour Rote Act
bus those defects which the lorst-lentenant is about, on hie own
authority, to comet. But that is the exception ; the trener.d rule is
otherwise. For example, in those western baronies in the county
of Kerry, the good muds are scant, and bridges f, w. Ilere the
raid, and bridges, as oriented ut the special densiOnd, arc all pro-
dueive work, —dint ift, productive of the greatest advantage to the ;
; occupiers and rate-payers —I repent, they are emphaticully pro- ;
cluctiye works. I cannot condole without regretting that the as-;
bonding misery by which we are surrounded deprives us of leioure
seen to remark how impossible it in for the moral force printipl^ to
allow us to anuddamate m the Repeal Accoiiation with the men of the
,word. We do nut want to be hanged ourselves, or to allow tie
people to be hanged, to gratify the puerile vanity of insane de-
, claimers; but we will only pee 'vote the more determinedly to link
; for the repeal by means that will involve no man in guilt or in clanger
. —by means which can never ellaw the sacrifice cif property, or the
sheddina of our drop of blood. With such principle+ and practice
I every virtuous and wise man may join us in the shout— tturra for the
Repeal. -Very reepretfully poindt, i• linens,. O'CONSru.."
In moving the insertion elf this letter on the minutes, the
• hon, gentleman observed, that he would only say in refer-
core to the present business, that the Lord.Lientenant hail
proved the treat good that revolted from having Irishmen to
; fill Irish offices. (Year.) He had proved that last week, by
taking en himself the whole responsibility of the law, to
• afford relief to the people. (Hear.) The rent was under 1001.
THE LABOUR RATE ACT.
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WENFORD.—BARGY.—Ths extraordinary session, for
the above barony were held on Wednesday, John Rowe, ,
J.P., in the chair. Mr. C. A. Walker, V.L., and
formerly M.P. for New Ross, spoke in the following
approving terms of the Labour Hate Act, as amended
by the Lord Lieutenant's instructions. Mr. Walker said,
the first thing they should consider is the amount of
money necessaty to vote fur the purpose of giving employ-
ment E 3 the laboering classes for the period of three months
He knewehat there would be distress till next harvest, hut
they hadtie power, under the act of holding another See-
gess. es circumstances might watrant. Could anyone form
an idea °fete amount that might be requisite for the baron
fer the period he had mentioned ?--111.r. Greene Shil-
metier West thee, voted nearly 11,0001,—Me. Walker: In
Gorey they were most 'Demi, having given acarly 14,0001.
for the purpose. And hi fhiimager Ease a nom in the aggre-
gate of between 6,0001. and 6,060/. was voted. This included
• portion for drainage under the act. The officer tittle Board
of Works would have tte sole superintendence, which was
very important. as it would pm vent coy chance of jobbing
on the money appropriated to relieve the nuhlic distress
The, insinuation were most satisfactory, which set forth,
that the most distressed should be Brat employed, and in
regular gradation downwards, es the exigency arose. They
were not Iseundis lay out all the money they propesed. only
in proportion as the necessity existed ; therefore should they
be liberal is voting full end ample means Tor meting the
The repayment of the money wee most equitably
wronged, far they hod twenty 'alt-yearly instalments to do'
IN; and instead of the Lerner having to pay all, Ito would
lee called on (or only one half, smiler the poor law valuation,'
the landlord paying the other half: the tenant% moiety
having been averaged at ealy three-eighth'. Thic. arrange:
ment would make the absentee landlord pay that portion,
which duty and moral feeling alone should prompt him• volun-
tartly to do. There were four electoral divisions in the ba-
rony, and the total valuation was 27,&61.; no
if they imposed a tax of ss. in the pound on that SU. s it
would produce 6,964/., to be repaid in ten years, at 6d. in
the pound, 3d. half-yearly; the landlord paying lid. , rota
the tenant 4d. per acre. After stating that he cantle ed
road work exclusively not the best moue of laying on. t t he
public money, and approving of drainage in preference ,
proceed to sly, that he considered great main drain' ta n
Gem the lowest levels through the country would be of th,l
greatest advantage, and enable every man near whose lat ds
they passed to drain his ferns. As to private drainage,
he thought that the landlord should pay in the ratio of 11. :a
personal advantages. The food is getting scarce with far -
mem, and the reduction of the number of their work-
men will necessarily follow within a short period, so
that, in estimating the number of hands requiring
work, they should not forget this fact. Mr. Walker pro-
pos,:l that a sum of two thousand pounds be raised for
tl:c purpose of oinking and levelling beds of rivers and
streams, of public utility, provided the event rs of the pro-
perties affected pay the respective proportions assessed on
them by the Board-of Works. Many would rather pay an
assessment of is. in the pound for drainage than 2.1. for use-
less roads. This resolution was only contingent on the go-
vernment and proprietary agreeing. By the term, of the
resolution, a discrimination between public and private ad-
vantages would be afforded. Mr. Tench : If a person gave
a guarantee to pay his quota, would that free hint from his
share of the general taxation ? Mr. Scanlan : Certainly not,
nor should not. Mr. Walker: Surely this is a great boon to
the landlords. Infect, it is a luau of money to improve
their properties. 3lr. O'Neill How is a tenant without a
lease to be affected ? Mr. Walker : In that case the I): nefi-
cial interest lies with the landlord, and he must pay all.
WEXFORD TowN.—On Thursday the sessions for the
barony of Forth, was held in Wexford, C A. Walker, Esq.,
V. L., presiding. The chairman stated the amount of the
real property of the barony, was 49,7091.455., of which the
town of Wexford was valued at 17,6001. The town, there-
fore, he thought, should receive a large dividend of the labour
rate, and they should haw their estimates on a calculation of
600 families, who would be found destitute in the town
alone. Application was made fur 3,0001. to erect a fishery
harbour in St. Margaret's Bay. Mr. Nowlin supported
this application. It was sustained by the resolu-
tions of a public meeting, at which the clergyman of
the parish who was intimately conversant with the
wants and necessities of the people, attended. Fish
abounded on the coast, but could not be rendered available
for the.purpows intended by the Almighty, in emosequsnee
of no asylum being provided for the hosts necessary to be
employed in its pursuit. He would gladly give 1,000/. out
of his own private resources, if he should receive any per-
sonal benefit from the project. The Commissioners of
Fisheries are empowered to give a grant
to
the extent of
5 ,0001., so that they have now a noble opportunity of effect-
ing a great public good, that would be felt for ages at scarcely
any pecuniary sacrifice.—After some discussion the question
aas carried that a fishery pier be built on such part of the
coast as the Board of Works might select—the proprietors
immediately interested subscribing a sum equal to the pre-
sentment (3,0001.).

WORKING Or THE LORD LIEUTENANT'S INSTRUCTIONS.

—The Evening Mail contains several communications from
landlords complaining of the Lord Lieutenant's instructions.
The following extracts coi,tain the material portions of them.
—" Mr. V. Steuart, of Letterkenny, propounds the following
objection to the instruction to assess the rate in proportion
to the poor-law valuation. If 31,0001. be the sum to be
again assessed upon the barony of Kilmacrenan, as has
been already done, under the Relief Act, the proportion
in round numbers applicable to Tullaghobegly, would be
only 1,5471., while that applicable to the parish of Con-
well would be 6,2041. ; yet the destitution of the latter
bears no proportion to that of the former, in which 1,000
families, at least, out of 1,700, will be wholly destitute. I
Now the employment of one member of each of these drsti-
tute families, for nine months, at 9d. per diem, would require
10,11.1/., acd yet the sum applicable to that purpose, by the
proposed mode of divkio.., would ba only 1,347/. ; a 4,1 its
distance from the parish of Conwell, where some of its drill-
tate labour could be provid.d for, is at least 20 miles—while'
the intervening and adjoining districts have an amount of
destitution more than adequate to absorb the amount orth(•ir
own assessment. The result, therefore, must he, that baronies
circumstanced must be arees.sed to an extravagant amount,
vu fly ~:isproportiontl thew:lore Qf their ab- jute amts, iu