The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-19 00:00:00

LATEsT INTELLIGENCE.

TlllB DAY, Four o'Clork.
We have accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to
the 12th 1 Lb., from which we learn that her Majesty'.
'boner Thunderbolt has been totally lost at the so-
truce of Alva Bay. Exertions were being made to
har etu, es.

Acessnts from Dublin, up to the evening of Satur-
day, reached town this morning. We regret to say
that they do not repat any improvement in the state
at' Lord Besboreugh's health. The retirement of Mr.
Labouchere from the office of chief secretary was
and Mr. More O'Farrell was mentioned as
probable successor.
DUBLIN, APRIL 17.
The country journals are absorbed in the Bentinck
dames and he American arrivals at Cork. The latter
se gratefully recorded—the former indignantly
sleeted. It the provincial press be a true repreeenta-
live of public feeling, and to some extent it is, the trans-
kr of the whole poor-rate on the occupier would peril
the of the law, as resistance is everywhere
freely sp u of. The farming classes are not in a
temper to welcome any extension of the law which
would in-reuse the rates, but to barthen them not
only' with the increase but also with the land-
lords' porthm is regarded as rank injustice. and
sabversiv • ~f the fair trial they are disposed to extend
to out-d'.or relief. The following resolution of the
Passions(:rand Jury of Clare expresses the general
will:—" I but they view with the greatest alarm the
tree:Aurae. attempt of the Irish party, through Lord
George to put the new poor-rate on the
oecupers. lime-fourths of said occupiers being unable
illadaarg e tSe present demands upon them. Anti-
atratinw ttic• downward progress of the small tenantry,
the landlords in several quarters are pressing for %it
recovery el the land. This is a prominent feature in oar
present condition. Instead of fostering and encouraging
the wenn:Pi, he is almost everywhere regarded as
an incumhrance on the land and a bar to censolida-
.

tion. V Th., vast quantity of civil bills proved the dis-
trust of the landlords, who sought the recovery of the
Lod at tb, cheapest rate known to the law. The
ejectment. however, still flourishes. At the last Mary-
borough quarter sessions, Q %wen's I.ounty, , there were no
fewer than forty-eight, in which, in almost every case,
possession was decreed. There were a few declara-
tions at the ~nit of the Marquis of Lansdowne.
The New York correspondent of the Freeman states
that eight vessels have already sailed for Ireland, with
contributions of food of various kinds, representing
73,836 doiiars. Of these the Victor only has arrived
in Dublin. whose freight, amounting to the sum of
2,0001., was, says the F eeman, "generously paid by
the govern int nt."
The Ceti t i al Relief Committee, after a temporary ens-
pusi on of its labours, has again crept into funds and
astivity. They have received from the British Asso-
ciation a munificent order for provisions on their own
and the government depiAs to the extent of 10.0001.
sod an equal amount in money, being part of the
rem raised under the Queen's Letter. They expect,
In addition, some consignments from the States, all
Bich will enable them to prove eminently useful
daring the season of true pressure.
A strange occurrence took place here on Thursday.
The King Reece, of Demerara, brought as part of her
ergo 100 barrels of biscuit, which were at once
pained into bond, being subject to an ad raorent duty
of 10 per cent. This arose from the absence of any
provision in the late Corn-duty Suspension Act remit-
kV all duties on manufactured food.
The following is the dietary of the South Union
Workhouse, under the Temporary Relief Act, which
combines substance and economy: For three days in the
reek, Indian meal porridge and rice; two days, soup
and a quarter ration of bread ; and two, a ration of
bread of whole meal. The distribution is varied, so
as to allay all fears for systematic dysentery—the
evil genius of the soup.kitchen.
A few reserved lots of the Blessington estates,
from the wiles of November, were put up on Thursday,
In Master Litton's office. The sale realised 11,8710/.,
and the total sales 200,0001. For the denominations
put up the prices on Thursday exceeded those offered
for the same lots in November.

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF BELGIUM.
The Minister of Finance his recently published a
"dement of the comparative exports and imports of Bel-
as fur as relates to the chief articles of merchandise,
• the years 1341 to 1816. It is to be observed that this
document confines itself principally to the qualities,
Width do net afford the precise information of the true
Perm of the nationil commerce, for the knowledge of the
Was is a material element, equally necessary for the object
as the quality; moreover, the 11,1gian statistics are under
AU head very deficient, even when they give tho value of
,_ll9ados became these saltation', having been made according
with great
&vine and fixed scale, settled as far back as 1833,
wmt.. great inaccuracy, do not allow correct comparisons of
the foal progreos of exports and imports to be formed. The
"flitch valuationsare equally and similarly defective, timed
.. issordinig to a basis adopted in 1826; they are generally too
Olik. The result in the twn counties is, that very fallacious
Meat upon the state of their relations with foreign countries
IN etstertainpd.
4X itcorrr or roe PRIXCIP•L VlTlCLl.lmussivis rams ANDINNIKTIPS
._._ ... .....

en InIAtIVII IN rim vemia 1614, 1646, A9O 1616.
111ITICLIDI 111 PvaOTIIIN 1444. 1043. 1048.
42181 .. luet In tram. 3,099,601 3,446,269 3.407,!!1
Ihrk for 1~,,t,
„,_..1 __ll4olll=ted . ... - 219,747 199,026 212,546
.. and oxen numb. 13,193 12,132 9,311
804ne - 97,755 68,937 .11,711
~,..1:141a ... .. . to.. 1,211.140 1,342,472 1,330,073
Wile allimietwee kilos. 510,341 831,354 749,010
2118 ...... .. ........ ... - 4,523.110 7,254,209 5,7:4,270
~,, Tow - 527,672 4114,748 415,719
1.19-911441.::: 4.14.877 444,741 221,240
-- 5,475,936 7,723109 9,339,328
fir-k.i•-....... ..... aumb. 1L.:11•17 13,076 10,537
boa--ai
.... - 2,731 2,187
71109. 55,14.1,124 43,453,087 43,388,519
- 9 124 792 6,147,635 4,886,321
CIO . --7
'600'929 398;47 377,20'!1
WYmiii -....- - 1,2311,71.2 1,419351 o,om
Nails - 4,374,292 3,191,9'!7 4,611,17.1
1,684-11anutaetme - 1,694,590 2,904.321 3249,107
Yon . . ___ - 2,013,392 2.421,02.1 2,144.911
111118111641114916 - 1,908,774 1,935,512 1,1e;1,101
141-.4111/ad r"
„. - - 323,999 941,349
- 1,296.642 1,067,320 921, 42
ftic._.—rellard
Moodoolood

- 8,282,971 4,1114 320 1,3.19,78.
- 26,013 42,433 42,7941
1311,204 143,111 151.194
797,431 630,382 804,041
- 11,306 48,737 43,431
- 41190,173 4,340,942 4,730,198
-4713 AS 1,350.473 1,318,012

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