The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

IBELAND.

DUBLIN, Deo. 1.
No arrest has yet been made for the murder of
Mr. Little, but it is understood that in the course of
the inquiry into the subject su,picions against one or
two parties have been considerably streng:hened, and
that a little additional evidence only is required to
justify the polios in taking these persons into cus-
tody. The police were still on the alert during yes-
terday (Sunday) searcbing for evidence in various
quarters of the city, and several persons who had
bum examined at an early stage of the proceedings
have been again subjected to icrpiriee. Some tbings
wltieh appeared trifling and of very little importance
at the commencement of the investigation are now
hood to be of considerable value in forwarding the
=lion the track of the assassin, who seems to
made the best use of the time which was
Wowed to elapse between the period when the
Murder was committed and its discovery in concealing
as otherwise making away with his clothes, money,
ha., which could be produced as evidence of his guilt.
The murder was committed on a Thursday even-
ing—the body was discovered late on the following
Friday, and the inquest did not terminate until late
on Saturday evening. Susday then came, when very
little could be done by the police, and it was not until
Monday they could be said to be really at work.
Thus the murderer got newly four days to mature
This 10.-

tear emerged ohowed that Ulster was still the
greatest flax growing province of Ireland. In 1853,
of the 174,000 acres of flax in all Ireland, 160,000
were cultivated in Ulster ; and is the present year
of the 106,000 acres which the statistical returns
showed for the entire country, the northern province
passed 96,000 acres. Mr. Crawford attributes this
feet to the small holding+ of Ulster, and the influence
of the trading towns of the province upon the enter-
prime of the farmer. Colonel Adair, who presided,
threw out the opinion that small farmers could grow
a flax crop with more security than was attainable by
the larger agriculturist, and his reason is, that the
crop requires great oars and watchfulness.
The following is from the weekly commercial re-
view of the Avowals r

We canned report any great Wakeless to businees this
week; on the contrary, though we have hql a fair, steady,
sound trade, the extent falls very short of its until amount
at this period of the year. Neverthelees, prime both oa the
Steak Haehaege and profited markets have been well sup-
ported, and ato. ity en the other side of the water has sued
a little, there being • large addition this week to the stook of
bullion in the Bank of England. Here there is se premieg
demigod for mangy, the banks having net area a sufficient
Inquiry for discount at 7 per end, sad we iodine to believe
that a eonAderable quantity of English par" has been dis-
counted by the Irish banks in eonseqsanes. Tae ears
market was very depressed on Tuesday, but rather better en
Friday, and left off about the same as lest week. The
weather hes been particularly fine ead favourable for agri-
eultural work. Trade through the country is very languid,
but the payments are satisfactory, aid business, tit • very
mad belie.

his plans to evade &Lotion. his loss Of time has
put many obstacles in the way of the police, who are,
however, now most unpins of being enabled to
bring the guilty party or parties to justice. The
servant of the housekeeper (Elisabeth Campbell) is
still Masud? brllleargersessaPositestkry the
pew preveotieg any porsos •lohauing Isf..ase•
tics from her, or tampering with the important
evidence which it is said she can give.
At a meeting of the Royal Irish Flax Improve-
ment Society, held in Belfast on Friday, Mr. Sher-
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