The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1847.

1001. each for the discovery of the murderers of Major
Mahon and the unhappy Widow Darmody. The
mania knows no observance of rank. Two audacious
instances of violence are recorded in the country
papers of to-day. While a Mr. Garvey with a party
of police was &straining on the lands of Mooeygai,
King's County, he was bred at and missed, but the
policeman on his right received a brace of balls in his
body. The wounds are reported dangerous. The
other records the revival of Whiteboyism and
took place within a few miles of Newcastle, Lir;kerick.
A party of young sportsmen on a visit with a Mr.
Meade were starting on a shooting excursion at eight
in the morning, when the Whiteboys appeared in the
hall and demanded the fowling-pieces. Resistance—
shots—scuffle and wounds followed. When the
ruffians departed, they passed through a body of
labourers, spade in hand, who looked on with the
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gravest unconcern. You will infer the social condi-
tion of Tipperary from the card for the Thurles
quarter sessions. There are 6,000 civil bill processes,
of which near a thousand are undefended ; 107 eject-
ment% and 347 prisoners for trial. This, be it re-
membered, is only for one riding.
The Royal Agricultural Society is carrying out the
excellent propositions of the Earl of Clarendon. A
sufficient sum being at the disposal of the council, the
country has been parcelled into districts, of which the
following being most in need of information, and the
moat remote as well as distressed, it was resolved to I
supply them with instruction, free of all expense.
The districts are seven. Ist. The West Riding of
Cork, comprising the unions of Skibbereen, Dolman-
way, Bandon, Bantry, and Macroom. 2nd. The
county of Kerry, south of Tralee, comprising the unions
of Kenmare, Killarnsy, and Cahirciveen. 3rd. West
of Limetick and North of Kerry, comprising the
unions of Newcastle, Tralee, Listowel, and Rathkeale.
4th. Unions of Scariff, Kilrush, Ennistymon, and En-
nis, Clare. sth. Unions of Clif, close to Westport,
Galway. 6th. Unions of Castlebar, Belmullet, and
Billina, Mayo. 7th. Gleuties and Stranorlar, Do-
negal. Each instructor, whose salary is not to exceed
201. per month, is to visit the farming classes per-
sonally, remain two months at least in each loca-
lity, travelling about whenever his attendance
was required, or it might be useful to visit.
He should also keep a diary of his pro-
ceedings, and report on the state of husbandry
in each particular district, the condition of the people,
and the difficulties he might have to encounter in car-
rying his suggestions into effect. The society has
displayed admirable judgment in its proceedings up
to the present time, and it is to be hoped the results
will correspond with such judicious activity. Three
instructors have been examined by a committee and
sent down to Cork, Mayo, and Limerick. The com-
mittee sit from day to day to examine and appoint
applicants.
The bishop who has offered to contribute 10,0001.
towards the establishment of a catholic university in
Dublin is Dr. Cantwell, of Meath. Ile is the depo-
sitary of immense charitable funds, of which he has
the sole right of appropriation.
The proposal of an income-tax at the Irish Council
has fluttered the citizens. They are about to get up
ward meetings to remonstrate, in which they will be
I supported by the manufacturers of Ulster, who look
with a very auspicious eye on this landlord movement.
The apparent support of Mr. J. O'Connell to the pro-
ject has proved rather distasteful in the city. He has
in consequence more clearly communicated his opi-
nions on the subject in this day's Freeman. He is
opposed to any scheme of additional taxation, but if
that may not be avoided he would prefer an income-
tax, in substitution of poor-rates, on all incomes above
20St. a year. Poor-rates must crush the farmers and
small dealers in towns, whereas an income-tax so
limited would preserve them. " The products," he
says, " of this tax could not be specially applied to
the relief of the poor, but being thrown, like all others,
(into the consolidated fund, the latter might be charged
with the support of the poor. Thus, and only thus,
would I at all entertain the suggestion of an income-
tax"

That indefatigable promoter of the O'Connell tri-
bute, Mr. P. V. Fitzpatrick, has been appointed by
Lord Clarendon Assistant-Registrar of Deeds, an
office worth about 3001. a year. Mr. Fitzpatrick was
the bosom friend of Mr. O'Connell, and perhaps no
man living, beyond the pale of his family, enjoyed
more of his confidence, or lived more in his society.
Lively, humourous, and a good story-teller, he en-
livened both the " Liberator " and his table, whereat
he was always found scattering his jokes, and giving
zest to the wine. The appointment will be popular
with all except the stern denouncers of place, who
will, no doubt, crucify the patriotism of the assistant-
registrar.
, In my last letter I noticed a charge of embezzle-
ment and forgery brought on Thursday against an
accountant in the Shannon Commission-office, whose
defalcation amounted to the high figure of 8,0001.
Three informations are lodged against the prisoner—
one in reference to a draft for 127!., and purporting
to have been signed by Sir J. Burgoyne and Col.
Jones; the other two informations were lodged by
Messrs. Walker and King, of the Board of iYorks,
for drafts with signatures similarly forged. The
party will be brought up again on Monday.

SCOTLAND.
EDINBURGH, Nov. J.
The remarks in the Erpress of yesterday re-
garding the appointment of medical officers to the
metropolitan hospitals apply with equal force to
the infirmary of Edinburgh. The physicians of that
institution are appointed from amongst the members
of the College of Physicians, which at present consists
of only forty-one resident fellows, and almost in
every instance where a vacancy occurs the youngest
and most inexperienced candidates are preferred ;
and how this course is likely to benefit the sick
poor or promote medical education the managers
can best explain. As an adjunct to the
medical echos], the infirmary is not of very effective
service, as the aquabblings between the managers and
the university professors and extra lecturers are
neither few nor far between. Had the university
consulted its own dignity, or the extension of its
school, it should, like London University, have had
long ago an hospital of its own. The remedial pro-
posals of the Daily News, vie., that the appointments
to hospitals should be open to the competition of all
properly qualified medical men; and that the gover-
nors and the state, both or either, should by examina-
tion or otherwise test the merits of candidates—would
frighten interested parties out of their propriety, but
would be acceptable to the mass of the profession, and
to the more intelligent portion of the public. In
Glasgow medical politics assume another form. In a
late number of the Lancet notice is taken of the re-
final of the Glasgow fever board to increase the pay
(251.) of the district surgeons for attendance at the
new fever hospital, and, says the Lancet
, For this heinous fault, a. many of the district surgeons as remained
firm to their assertions sad all of whom deserve honourahle mention,
were suspended from their dudes by the parochial board. The seven-
sloe Y, however. illegal, and the suspended surgeon. have resolved to
appeal to the central board of supervision, with whom rests the legal
power of suspending medical Alters of the poor in Scotland. In this
appeal these gentlemen deserve the sympathy and support of every
man concerned in the medicil treatment of the poor in the United
Kingdom. However, for the present they are suspended. Snell is the
treatment awarded to their medical officers by the Glasgow guaNuoe of
the poor. Dr. Paterson's history will speak for the whole body of dia-
trietsurgeorth in Glasgow. Ile has been apcinted eight years and a half,
aannedl durin
recorded period
theo ;$ of ofotes
Towthanknln c been twice
ellogel years
has been senior district wean, for in Oda fatal arnica promotion is
more rapid than Ia the army or nary. 111. weekly reports have been
set as modeLs for others to imitate. During the eight years sada hallo(
his incumbency he has seen more than oar-hall of his colleges swept
away—more than eight out of sixteen—in the vigour of youth by
fever, leaving wives, orphans, and friends to lament their untimely
fate. Ile has seen all the real laid down by the sime malady, and his
CAM life was fora time despaired of, when attacked by virulent typhus
caught in the discharge of his district duties. These facts need no
comment. Dr. Paterson'is one of the suspended district surgeons.
such is a specimen—we hope for the honour of human nature an ex-
cept:Waal one—of the manner in which medical °Others of the poor
are treated in Scotland.

Aberdeen is also engaged in a controversy about its
infirmary, which seems likely to end in the pops-
' larising of the elective system. We do not know
how Dundee stands affected in this respect; but,
judging from the following paragraph in the Acker-
I iter, its infirmary would require to be in a state of
efficiency :

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This wagon of the year 4 generally remarkable for the mortality in
our northern climate, but we never recollect so much distress as
now prevails around us. The never-falling fever has its usual share
of victims; but the mot:City to growing alarming, in consequence of
a strange malady which haa recently crept in amongst us like some
terrible scourge. The victims are attacked with inflammation and
swelling, having the appearenoe of what is generally known as the
"rose; or St. Anthony s are, but or a more virulent form. Burning
pains and fainting Ats ensue, which but too often end in death.