The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-17 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY' ETNNING.
A novel attempt was mAde by Mr. Napier itt ,hc
Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, to compel a board
of guardians, by a mandamus, to levy • ra-e for the
purpose of paying a debt due to a contractor. The
judges, however, refused the application, and referrt d
Mr. Napier's client to the Poor-Law COMMiatiollel3
for the only remedy which could be obtained in the

A great free-trade meeting was held at Castle-
town-rock, in the county of Cork, on Sunday last, to
counteract the protection movement in that quat ter.
The chair was taken by Dr. Power, NI.P. ; and among
those assembled on the occasion were a great many
Roman catholic clergymen. The following resolutions
were adopted
That the present high poor rates have not arisen from free
trade, but from cther auses,:viz., wane of emtlayment, which
arose from failure of the potato cry and the cruelty of ever.
minating lan.:lords, who would make no abatement in their
rents, or at least, one required by the fall of prices and the
Gregory clause.
That the foundation of agricultural prosperity is security
of tenure by tenant right or long lease., which will ec:.`.
the tenant to dispose of his farm to the highest bidder, and
a rent reinstated by the reduction in the value of corn, &c.
That the present cry for protection is got up for se, ti,h
purposes, firstly, to divert the minds of the people from :he
just demand for tenant right and reasonable rents: .:ticl,
secondly, to enable the conservativ<s to get into the repie-
sentation of the country, to oust the popular party, and to
check the main cr enlightened legislation, sad hence we
denounce the protectionist meetings as a mockery, a delusion,
sod a snare.

That a committee he appointed to prepare a petition so
parliament *bowing the monster evil of the Irish church
eatsb.ishment, and praying that the surplus revenues
appropriated to national purposes.
That the warmest thanks of this meeting are due aaa
hereby offered to John Bright, E.q., 31 P., for his sym•
pathy for the Ir.sh people, in representing in the dearest
m their condition and circumstances to our Eagli.h
fellow-sunjects.
A correspondent of the Freeman gives the follow-
ing account of the protectionist gathering at Ennis-
killen :

Enniskillen, Sunday.—The landlords and agents of Fer-
managh bad a hole and corner meeting here yesterday, of
which no notice was given, etre an advertisement in an ob-
scure Orange paper on the 3rd instant. Every effort was
made to get up the show of • meeting by private means
without permitting the pi:blic to be aware of the praceeuasig;
yet the gatbriug was a signal failure. There were not more
than one hundr, d persons present, all landlords or agents,
who are the only advocates for protection here.—Mr. J. O.
Virter was pernlitt.l to address the meeting after the
mov-
ers and seconders had concluded. He was in favour •(a
small protective duty.—Mr. J. T, A. Poison, of the Penna.
nagh Mail, also addressed the meeting in opposition to the
' nigh rent project, but tee meeting being packed, the land-
lords succeeded in carrying their resolutions.
On Thursday last the Rev. Dr. Pill and S. M.
Grier,_ Esq., had an audience of his Excellency the
Lord-Lieutenant, as a deputation from the Coleraine
Tenant Richt Association.

WIDNESDAY M 011111240.
There was a discussion on free-trade in .he I►uslin
Corporation yesterday, the following resolution hav-
ing been proposed by Mr. J. A. Curran :
That we recognise the principle of free trade in respect to
all articles necessary tor the sustentaition of human late, and
deprecate the attempts now making by a section of the land-
owners of the county to revive an odious impost (node' the
fallacious battle of a protecting duty), on the importation of
the people's tood.
There was not a word of dissent, and the resolu-
tion was carried unanimously, with the addition of a
clause for the appointment of a committee to prepare
a petition to parltament. The following requisition to
the Lord Mayor, and which, it u stated, has already
received several thousand signatures, eas m..ntioacd
in the course of the proceedings :
We, the undersign ed gentry, merchants, traders, and in-
hat•itants, of the city of Dublin, having horned that a pri-
vate meeting of the landed gentry of the kingdom is about