The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-27 00:00:00

IRELAND.
DOll.lll. Dec. 26.
To every one who contras'ed the appearance of
Dublin and its inhabitants yesterday with that which
they presented in the Christmas of last year. e most
mulred and gratifying improvement was obvious.
That there has been • tendency towards a beVer state
of thing, for many months past was, of coarse, well
known, but the evidence of its existence was the more
striking as the opportunity of comparieen with circum-
stances which the memory of every one must have
recalled, was offered. There was a return to the
cheerful look. and good humour of better times ; the
Christmu greetings were cordial and unrestrained,
as they were wont to be; and the streets were
thronged with people who were comfortably dressed
and bore an aspect of social satisfaction if not of joy.
It has been decidedly the happiest Christmas experi-
enced in Dublin for the last six years. There was the
usual distribution of relief given to the charitable insti-
tutions, and it was administered with no sparing hand.
The Lord-Lieutenant sent to the Mendicity Institution
a supply of nearly a thousand poucds weight of good
beet with a due proportion of bread ; and in addition
to the inmates, 400 other poor persons were invited
to partake of the fare, tickets for the purpose having
been sent to the clergy of the different parishes. The
Lord Mayor distributed 601. amongst the Dublin
I charities on the occasion.
Christmas-day being observed as a strict holiday at
the Irish press, no newspapers of any party were
published in Ireland yesterday, and the usual sources
of intelligence are thus for the moment interrupted.
The principal topic of conversation is the rumoured
resignation of Lord Clarendon, which every one ap
pears to thick has been rendered inevitable by his
Excellency's letter re-published the other day by
Lord Roden, and wh lob, as the Evening Post now states,
although not sent by Lord Clarendon to Archbishop
i Merril, was addressed by him to another Roman
Catholic prelate. The friends of Lord Clarendon
urge that it is only the gilt red state of circumstances,
the very peculiar and unexpected circumstances,
indeed, of the present moment, which could render
the general terms or object of the letter objectionable.
The Lord Lieutenant has made the following ap-
pointments in his household: Felton William Her-
vey, Req„ late 13th Light Dragoons, to be Master of
the Horse, in the place of bir William Russell, Bart.,
7th liusare, who has been appointed Aide-de-Camp.
Lieu. Hon. William Hely Hutchinson, 13th Light
Dragoons, to be extra Aide-deeCamp to his Excel-

lency.
The Waterford Mail, a conservative journal, re-
herring to the representation of Duogarvan, says: •
Ws have been informed by a very influential gentleman,
wise has the beet opportunity of knowing the fact, that oar
IsMOW and respected contemporary, Mr. Maguire, FP
WNW el the Cork Ilsoiessiwr, will not, as expected, have
a walk over" In Dunguven, as a gentleman of lead and
national claims will be in the field or the hustings on the
day that may be fired fee the election of a representative for
that celebrated sad much agitated electioneering borough,
Dungarees. We have bees also informed that the united
and pewerfal interest' of the Carry/knots and Devonshire
houses will be given to the gentleman we allude to.
The Banner of Ulster makes the following an-
benne/most of Tenant-right meetings, to come off
in Down and Antrim :
Oa Mesday west Nimmons:di is to meet for the ofiWal
recognities of the Irish tenant-league. On Tuesday Brough
Naas sad Its aasosiated districts will armemble for the mine
en the lisseekhen Hill; and es Wednesday (New
72::: day), the men of Locale, Dufferin, Kinahisty,
llerarse,ead Lower Iveagh, will meet on the Dawspetrici
neememesa, to mann the principle of legalised security for
the property of the tesent-fames, in common with that of
all others in the state, sad also to desists their adhseies
to the Irish tenaaviseges. This is • movement is whisk all
religious desominatiose and all political parties are alike in-
terested, and we hope that sot only every tenant-farmer, but
every friend of industrial right, and every opponent of rack-
rentiog and oppression, as well as of popular extermination,
will make it a matter of cooscienee to be preempt, and to
record *viz !sentiments oa the occasion.
The Evening Poet gives the following statement
with reference to the Queen's College at Galway :
We ate glad to hod that the prospects of this institution
an far more cheering than its moot sanguine friends could
have expected. The college has been open little more than
a year, and nearly a hundred students have already matri-
culated. At the entrance examinations of the present year,
twenty fire students were admitted—of these about one-hall
are catholic*. The principle of mired education is, there-
tore, holding on its triumphant course, even in those districts
where the opposition to it has been most active and ahem

pelotas. -
The ISMS Journal contains the following gratifying

alatsginnt :
Nasusit Strri.nza to last.e.sw.—We have learned that
the lands el Acestows, is the County of Westmeath, con-
sisting 430 estate acres, me likely soon to come into the
ereasesion al a wealthy and enterprislag Englishman, who
Is dimmed of kis farm in Derbyshire, with the object of
introducing the saanstacture of cheese into this country.
This fertile and well.circumitocced property, upon which an
excellent and coramodioas resident* had been erected, is now
is the lncumbered Court; but it will probably be parchesed
by private contract through the agency of the firm of Meson.
Stewart, Pim, Kincaid, and Co., who have received as offer for
the loesehold Interest from the individual to whom we have re-
ferred, for the sanction of the commissioners. The Derby-
shire farmer appears determined to enter upon the experi-
ment of seanntsetoring cheese in Westmeath with a hearti-
ness which well merits success. Is his own words, he is
resolved to make " a downright good trial," and he calculate
upon .complete swum. There are some curious and is-
Inviting circumstances oonnuted with this purchase. We
are told the intending settler 'dale that the rice for
which he has stipulated is less than ociehalf the amnia
which would now be required for a dunlarly circumstanced
farm in Staffordshire or Derhyslitre. On returning from en
inspection of the farm of Mastows, he objected to the
large size of the house en amount of heavy window-light
and hearth-money; but this diSitalty was removed by an
assurance that no amassed taus see in existence in this
country. Ito was amass that we have no Swots tan; but
he inquired with some solicitude whether the land tax
had been redeemed upon the property, end wee me
eared that there is no saran tax in thin part of the United
Kingdom. On calculating the reline' advantages of a
We sheath fats, he amid. "I shall be able to scud • fat
beset from Moeetown into Stafford for 201., although the
value of the animal sight be lowered by 100. by the journey
but then I shall have the land for lea than half what I
should hive had to pay for the same farm at hose." We
him further learned that many other agriculturists is the
ease district are prepared to follow the *maple of the
Derbyshire former, who has obtained the particulars of
several other fuss which he has mos, with • view to report
to his friends at home. In this sass it la not merely the
introduction of Eartlish capital, but as Boarish farmer with
capital sad experience, coming expressly for the purpose of
establishing • new and most valesble :manufacture in Ire-
land. It is necessary to add that the sale of Mosstown
realises to the seller 26 years' porches, on Orifflth's valua-
tion, although the pries paid is lees than halt the market
value of • funs of the name deectiption and capabilities in
the midland sounties of England.

ebCSld
ladestry was the attribute of the eemmeader—labear
be the prengsdve of reek sad Ile. Is Imbed *we was
labour—lard- lathier—unrequited labour; bit in Ireland
there was net industry. Were labour and Wintry united la
that Wand, poverty would disappear from their plains, sad
the satin would overflow with riches. It was an, however.
the capital et Britain—it wan the skill and industry
of England which he would invite to maks a knee, and
soul. aloag due wisdinp of their wizard streams sad In the
Makes their fairy moastalas. Yea; Indere, would
see lees, to be an absentee ; and amusedly Britian
Ineesese is riches when Ireland wee Ms longer poor,
bat V Sri ..closed •
The
Britain could never be
egoadmaring, hank) The physical attributes of Ireland
—ks pone, heehaws, and geographical formation—
wen end yin their favour. The artistic attributes of the
Irish mind—the Jamey, tests, and Ideality of the people el
Inland were in themselves a source of opulence. The artistic
need of Ireland was as fertile as her emerald meadows. Lord
Byron was conscious of their imaginative nannies when be
observed that an Irishman, in • stme of intoxlestion,
risibly uttered poetry. The•turn or esthetics—the nth-
tic talent of the mind of France was tint directed Into as
induced channel by Colbert, the great and gifted premier
of Louis XIV. He sesertaind the philosophy of shop!
keeping. (Hear.) He discovered that every shop should
be a toy-shop—Wt mesas in shop kelpies depended es
the whim of the buyers, who are abildrim grown old—
women for the most part. The people who had Ant
iancy in manufacturing would at het enjoy magi SONIIIII k
the sale at marketable goods. The shops or rake MOM
made attractive by the genius of Colbert, wham ashools of
design moulded the fabrics of thadsointry into beauty, and
imparted an elegant contour to every article of bras se
clay, or ivory. (Hear, hear.) Whim, not intrinie voles,
determine the purchaser, and for a long period the meow
factures at France excluded Holland and England, and MOM.
polised the European market. The lush were not only sr
dowed with fancy, bat they were eminently docile—the meet
teachable nem on the face of the globe, provided you treat
all of them with jos in and tenderness. That wet the
wharf of the world, the quay et Christendomoks outer
rim of Weston maritime Europe. (Hear.) The nun,
circle of British manufactories three hundred years ago, was
proximate to London—Abet circle had become wider and
wider, and, at present, margined the Irish Chemed. Les
them, then, invite British industry to colonise the fslsnd, es
the crowned heeds of Christendom bad frequently
them. The Liege of France, the Emperors of Resirds, the
proud sovereigns of every state between the Bettie anis the
Medici:Tasman had beeu eolieitous to domesticate the skill
of Ragland and to put their respective nations apprentice, to
the industry of British manufacturers, for, like labour, ia-
dastry ever stands in need of an apprenticeship. (Hear.)
What had elevated Britain to her present omen's, to her
hooted supremacy among European kingdoms, but the
manufacturing skill, the alchemy of industry, which maniple
lated worthless elemente into gold ? He roes to suggest the
necessity of beguiling, or transferring into Ireland, as far se
in them lay, that industrial alchemy, the magic of trade, by
which Ragland bad become opulent. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was seconded by Mr. WAS/OPUS, who said—
They sent 600,0001. worth of wool every year out of Ireland
to be manufactured for them, and paid 2,000,000 L back ter
the goods whisk their owe wool made. They sent two'
millions of hides out of Ireland every year, which came ,
back enormously increased in value, by the application of
machinery and skilled labour. (Hear, hear.) Even the rags
of the country wen exported to make paper, though the
water here was better calculated to make paper thea the
water of England.
Mr. TROUSON objected to the resolution, as he thought*, I
board was Mimed to support Irish maautecturs. He wished
they would address the manufacture's and wholesale MOW
of Ireland to send out travellers through the country. He
had just completed as eztanive circuit through the interior
counties. He had taken patterns from their secretary,
which he ethibited to many, and got them to promise to
patronise Irish manufacture. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Coral submitted that the gentleman had not takes
into account the advaatage which the Eaglets manufacturer
had obtained over the Irish by his lung possession of the
trade. Coupled with that, they had greeter industry, sad
greater liberality. It was no diaparagemeet to the ability of
Irish workmen, but the fact could sot be denied that the
wealthy people of England had greater industry than the
same 4amos in Ireland, and this was the root of their
troubles. (Hear, hear.)
Mr.
.01Lcintsast thought that the address should be

adad.
Yr. Ehoette said he paid his subscription to that board to
enable Irishmen to revive their manufacture—he bad no idea
he shield bear of an address oiling upon Englishmen to do
that for them which he thought they scald themselves
achieve. He had a great respect for Englishmen, bat he
would emulate, not supplicate them. lie would ask, was
there not 'Dough of capital and skill in Ireland
Mr. Eoekaie was sorry to say they wanted industry in
Ireland. He ones stood in an oilcloth manufactory is Lon-
don, the proprietors of which were worth 300,0001., and they
sight be seen anions their men in their manufactory, like
foremen, with their brown paper imps on. (Hoar, hest.)
Where would they see that among wealthy manufacturers in
Ireland ?
Mr. Elnuirri reminded the board how the monster house
had grown up in the midst of Irish capital and epithelia
Irishman. Initiates did want the spirit and persevering
industry neessury to manufacturing SIMONS. They
plodding
tiaptal enough is Ireland. There was money plenty it
it were brought forward end worked.
Mr. Joan Danirax. of Abbe -street, remarked that, with
regard to the monster hews, that board bad nothing to do
with that question. He ditto/ma with the seernary and thaw,
who proposed that address. They did not want energy or
Industry ; all they wanted was that adhesive sentiment
which would bind them like brothers in any enterprise they
attempted. He would advise them to combine then energies,
and, if they did, they needed neither Raglan's nor
Frenchman. (Hear, hear.) He was biggish a partner in as
Irish establishment, the Dublin Olase Bails Company, and
they defied an opposition from any quarter ; and they were
all Irishmen. ;Sheen.) If they went on harmoniously
' together they would non establish manufactures in the
country themselves.
The resolution, with some verbal alterations mills, on
• the capitalists of England, Scotland, and Ireland to setahllsh
• manufactories in Ireland, was then passed.

P•GAL AGG/E6310/.—A Mooting of the Money
more Protestant Association was held oa Wednesday last,
the .18th inst. It was convened for the purpose of taking
into soesideratioa the late aggression of the Pope, in appoint.
ins bishops end other dignitaries in certain districts in Eng-
land. The association is composed alike of episcopalism and
presbyterians. It was resolved tumultuously That we
sooskier it our duty, is common with oar fellow conatrymea,
to mores' our detestation and abhorrence of the madam of
the Popo of Rome, is his recent attempt to subjugate this
kingdom again to the iron grasp of popery, from which God
is his infinite mercy was pleased to deliver us at the Refor-
mation. 2. That we finely believe that the hierarchy of
Rome would never dare to have attempted such an
eon had it sot beta for the encouragement given lis itrt.
/Moyle peril is the Church of England, who, whale em
j lies the emoluments of a protestant state, wan smartly
and designedly upping her fouudations, and
her doctrines and worship to that of the apostate
Rome, end thus laying • foundation for eaelaati, Iles
souls and bodies of men. 3. That we are 61 Oat
another powerful auxiliary in iaducing Wt.
oars proceedings of his Holiness of Rome, was the essessmiese
made to Popery by the various governments of Great Bd
tau for away years past, contrary to the spirit of the Edda
constitution, sad** oaths of supremacy and elation, go
often taken by them—each as emealeing the Pope off
coming the alseatioa of the British peegi% ging the
dignitaries of that nosh titles in behead std r alma%
sad such like, which we hop* now hew SI Mired:l;
fie That, whsle we would thus malteds the
.Maimed for as at the glorious Reforsaatiem, we at the mimes
tin delight in the spirit of the British urliel
gaemse mmliate toleration to all Ames GI bar
salleeln la worship God simordieg to the AWN their
own amine; but twin convinced that, trine papery has
the memnst, no such liberty exists, we age min to pro-
vost this rimitiag of a yoke nos oily on insins bat also
on oar Roman mania 11111111Moyms, that meet sin us all,
both soolally and morally, fa thismis °foaling& 5. That
we with delight the later of the nomaler if Iregited,
sad the noble egad that i:prialie the isemelisal
porticos of the church of E both eleggy, sal
people, and baked by the Mentors of ail
la assainaely asserting their determinism to mit the
attempt of any foreign potentate of non, Wis morn
from the band of our beloved an legni inellpg, an
maintaining inviolate the protestant valbemed oppe-
nos to the mumeseriss and idolatries el Popery.
Dinkneflrit FlLL—This nenimg, biting the
num el War sad five Vies& a Igo broke in in Dins%
Esaw nil& Xagatesse. Ties }her was /sot nand
l its police patrol of Ilorsersot gado& who rasa
to the military, his Winn Os Moyer, lies.
Walker, sad the ineursies AIM • 11011 bay of time Mk.
ilet Regimmito were gen a the oil, nage Om
Osmond of Wesel Benshed, aal rendered =
iminese is eig_, onset/ on working the
The inkrig One We of Ragan and Atiesti:a
nit as asks bum Kr. Rewitt's diediny, were
▪ ettennies bet, owing to the dryness One
whit Ohs stories were filled, the engines had bat Ilsb
=LI ismitibe :one of two bogus the entire sneaks
mos onnted. The timber destroyed is wink
toes/ at between 6001. and 1,0001. The kdjgg
mem hawed ht Nation' sal Pairing Inenremet Moen
• hop unber of the onstatielary were present, smi WOO.
also heat la their earls vein to preserve the property.—
Raparbi
boasouns. ot.—At about half-put via dens/ be
rg oveabsi of today last a rink of hay sontalniag about
tame rt., e Mr. Jobe Rowena. of Paton, wee
to em Bee on his farm at Fiddows, about a
Edo from the *NSW village. The hay was situate neat
ear hundred testes dress the farmhouse, a whisk a eat&
taker lan an who lout rave the alas. The palm tree
111101/1 and the eatery were leamedately in
as were a great number of the neipbourieg pisoM
°Mean to ennui the fire proved fruition,
grastlnconvesieses in procuring water. That
malicieuely caused is 'evident from the fact that esevidemS
to the rick a boa of mat has was found about six yards but
the end in whisk the dames first appeared ; and rimsin
box was damned about fifty yards further on,
tifrom the risk, in the same &ration. Thema
le mind by the pikes The Interest in this farm ne
parchseed by lift . Raisin isilirpressateg from a long INS
anted Carroll, who he gime fro
Ames, Ifir.
Henan IN mash esteelbmitind Ms Mask alto
largo employment es the No main vbs.. I
over sea as yet be sialgus4 ommadosksa of the eat
Notlisrlite. •
LI To Lainusitas.—A letter is the Cork
Ilastawt, Ws* Ms Dammam, sad list