The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Fes. 16.
An important petition for sale was filed this day in
the Incumbered Estates Court, the Doke of Rich-
mond, Viscount Sydney, and Lord Clarence Paget,
trustees of the estates of the late Marquis of Anglesey,
beiug owners and petitioners. The properly is
situated in the counties of Loath, Down, and Gal-
way ; the net annual rent is 6,3381., and the Mem-
brances 43,6061. The fact may be referred to as evi-
dence that this court has not yet sunk in the estima-
tion of the nobility and gentry of England.
Dr. Mac Hale has taken alarm at the proposed
Juvenile Offenders Bill for Ireland, and has issued a
circular to his clergy calling on them to organise
the getting up of petitions against that measure in
its present shape, and in favour of tenant right. In'
the bill for the punishment of juvenile delinquents
the clause which provides that they shall be sent
to reformatory establishments excites his apprehen-
sion, as he presumes that these institutions would
for the moat part be founded under protestant
auspices, and that they would be favourable to a
system of proselytism.
Bad eaperience ( e says) should teach as the 1:11 cessity of
meeting wish sestouble promptitude sad vigour every at-
tempt at sow catholic legisletioa, aura tbat torotigh Vie sel-
fish a quiescence of tome cathol:c,, the feeble opposition of
otht rs, and the deepondencf of abacst all, every such mea-
sure esquires force with the progress of time.
Some casks of palm oil and otier portions of a
wreck have been washed ashore on the coast of
Waterford, but there is nothing yet to indicate the
ship to which they belonged.
The project of a line of steamers between Water-
ford and South Wales has been abandoned.

A company for distilling brandy from beetroot is
about to commence immediate operations in Limerick.
Two brothers, named M'Donrell, residing near
iiintlenbridge, in the county of Cavan, were beaten
so brutally by a party returning from a fair, on
Tuesday night last, that they have since died. Save-
ral persons have been arrested for the crime.
The WestmeatA Independent mentions the follow-
ing new instances of Ribbon legislation :
On Monday might so armed party of men a:Etched the
house of a farmer named Kelly, at alogbagreagh, county
Longford,with the object of forcing bins to put away a person
named Mossglian, sham Kelly permitted to occupy a house
of his, but who had saute himself is some way °beanies*
to thew midnight legislators. They ststod their determina-
tion that if Id oueghan a as not removed from that townland,
both he and Kelly might prepare their canna. After firing
some shots, toe party west away. Subsequently ore of the
party was arrested, and, being rseopoiseo, w.s fully eon-
witted by the oaststrates at Sailynales t etty session.. On
the same day four threstening actoes were 1 oated in the
towalaad of Oldtowa—ooe of them on toe hail door of the
Memo. Lideerfis, who have lately taken a farm at Ballyma-
wraith, directing them to put away their herd and employ
another permit.
The bows of a vintner named Flood, No. 28, Graf-
ton-street, in this city, was destroyed by fire this
morning, the interval between the first indication of
Ithe fire and the total destruction of the premises
being scarcely one hour. It was with much difficulty
that the inmates were saved by having them con-
veyed over the roofs of the adjoining houses. The
houses Nos. 29 and 30 were also seriously injured by
Ithe flames.

Yesterday morning the son of Mr. J. Walsh, glover
and outfitter, of Oration-street, was killed by falling
from one of the upper lofts of Mr. Wood's tea ware-
house, in Temple-lane.
Lord James Butler and Major Numyth have both
met with rather serious hunting accidents within the
last few days, bat have both almost qaite recovered
from the injuries which they received.
It is now stated that the Pope, after a longer delay
than usual, has at length filled up the vacancy left
by the death of the late Roman catholic Bishop of
Kildare and Leighlin, and that the choice has fallen
on the Very Rev. Dr. Walsh.