The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-06 00:00:00

IRELAND.
Dear r, Dan. 6.
%OM proceedings took place yesterday in the
Inanelaved Estates Court which claim particular
attendee from such Boglish capitalists as propose to
themselves to make investments in Irish lands, and
which, as they have reference to one of the properties
most minutely described in the letters on the "In-
cumbered Estates of Ireland," must be of interest
to the readers of the Express :
In the rawer of the sent* of the Eul of Portarlington
sell the Mon. G. L. Dauer, Mr. Palmer, an English se i-
dtcr, applied to the cows on behalf of the parties having
Me anises of the proceedings, Mr. Blount and other',
ffauad
mortgagee., and for whom he acted as solicitor,
le eo
, Mesan. Garde and Athinn' being their soli-
citousc Dublin, that the firm of Stewart and Kincaid, of
Debits, be appointed under the court to afford information
totneMgesMae who were desirous to become purchasen of
tbst of the estates known as Elmo Park, and to make
a mpg valerian of it; and that the Mann. Driver, of
Lefieffirea.might be nominated as section< ere under the *Art
At gimlet the information furnished to Beglish isapitallats
was lellalg, and a great deal more was required; eapiudists
desies& mere information than that which they received, and
in ble opinion macs greater prices could be obtained from
Bogilok purchasers if they know the real bona fide value of
ileztiCent..whkie they were abtut porchipieg. When
II 01 E^lllUld Cane over to Inland they expe-
rienced great difficulty in obtaining accurate information re-
speeding the property to he sold. Even the etommisielonen
yen somparativaly uninformed of the nature otitis property
thug had to sell, having to depend mainly upon the account
GUMS TIPOI(Ter. 111 tact many capitalists bad come from
Ragland, and were enable to obtain the isformarion which
A would justify them in embarking their property in a ru-
shes' in Ireland. Ile would be satisfied if Ms sn. Stewart
and Kincaid were employed to try an experiment in dis-
posing of the resides of the Queen's County estate, and
sofa. portion of the ..tats in Tipperary; that experiment
would enable the enonaimsioners to judge whether it would
not be desirable to retain them to manage the satire of the
vest property about being disposed of, their remuneration
t 3 be the very moderate charge of ono per teat. upon the
purchase money.
Mr. Jeffers, of the firm of Barrington and Jaren, who
appeared for Colonel Denier, said. he would consent to the
trial of the experiment of appointing Messrs. Stewart and
Kincaid, of whne gullificatince there could not be the least
doubt; but he conceived that it would be satisfactory to
all parties thattitt court should be provided with a schedule,
'showing the data upon which a charge of one per coot.
was fixed by Moans. Stewart and Kincaid in preference to
asycther.
Mr Smythe opposed the appUeatios on behalf of Lord
Peetarlington, and intimated that It had very much the 'li-
stener:it of en Easlish job, a charge which Mr. Palmer
isdignantly repudiated. SOOlll objection was also raised to
Mr. Palmer's b trig permitted to make the applicatioe, and
argue on the subject, as not belonging to the Irish profes-
sion, but this objection was oat rrul, d by the commissioners.
Mr. Commiesio tr Longs Id proceeded to deliver the
judgment of the court, declaring it as his opinion that the
arrangroseut for retaining the 'steins of Messrs. Stewart,
l'im, Kincaid, and Co., emu eminently calculated t, secure
the moat beneficial sale ; and, even as an experiment, it was
well worth a trial where much valuable inter, sts wire at stake.
The now valuation of the estates, made by Mr. Byrne, at
the instance of that bra, was quite eatisfaetory, so far as it bad
proceeded, aad a value' ion of the Em) park estate wee desir-
able on account et interim:natal and peculiar circumstances.
Puma valuations could not be relied upon under exis:iost
circumstance,. The poor law valuation was imperfect, and
could not be relied upon; and Oriel.. hi' valuation, where
interior lied. were concerned, was of.eu altogether fallaelous.
U. dir all the cireunnte nets of the case, lioking to the high
character and great experience of the firms whole ca
t.pmration was to be obtained fur the most advantageous sale
of those estates, the court had determined on 'rands, the
application.
An important meeting was held on Tuesday at
Middleton, in the county of Cork, to promote the col-
tivetion of flax in the south of Ireland. Mr. E. B.
Roche, M.P., presided.
In the Court of Queen's Bench, yesterday, the
Attorney-General et itbeirew the further ploiecution
of Mr. Hughes, of the Cuffe-street savings bank.
The Duke of Devonshire has made a reduction of
23 per cent. to his agricultural tenants in Dungarvan,
their last half-year's rent.

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BRUTAL MURDER IN DCXERICK—We (Dumfries
Coeur) have this week the painful duty of recording an
occurrence in the usual!, tranquil county of Dumfries,
involving, there is too much reason to fear, the commis-ion
of two capi:al offences. Oa the evening of Wednesday last,
the 27th alt., three persons left Dumfries, two of them, at
least, with the intention of proceeding home to the village
of Kirkland—John Hamilton and his wile, accompanied by
William Laurie, • shoemaker. Hamilton is a ploughman,
at a farm In Tinwald pariah, and his wife lived in a cottage
in Kirkland village, the gable of which fronts the
road. They had one child, a daughter, about 16 yeah
of age, who lived is the house with her mother.
Th,ir companion Laurie, was an old requtintance.
B fore leaving Dumfries the party had b. en together
in • public house, and Hamilton had become much
intozicated. After tea o'clock the same night Hamilton
found his way home, and went to bed alone. Being ques-
tioned as to his wife, be sal she was with some people, and
twould be in directly ; the girl went to the door mural times
to look fer her, and at last went also to bed. About two
o'clock next morning tenni menu, in returning from
Dumfries with a bone and cart, shortly after leaving the
mail road at the point already mentioned, .found the body
a female in a state of complete insensibility lying on the
road side. They placed her in the vehicle, and it was only
by her moaning' that any Gigue of life were indicated ; her
Person being tit known, she was taken into the first home,
in Kirkland village, and theme, after having b en with
some difilaulty recognised, carried to her own house, and laid
upon her own bed, life having departed Wore th,s period.
Ere fay-right dawned in tho morning the awfully sudden'
death of Mr.. Hamilton wss bruited through the village,
and soon reached the ears of the parish clergyman, who'
resides at no great distance. He preceedid to the house, I
std on looking at the body of the unfortunate woman, I
reed various as upon her face, contusions and dia.
.* 'rations of an extensive character, which indicated
er.:,er the effects of violence or of severe falls; and as the
hn.hard could glee no clear areoent of the matter, he
•is,ly sent information to the proper authorities A medical
o.mination was forthwith ordered by them, when, in addi-
ti,,n to the marks of violence on the face,whieh bad previously
attracted attention and suspicion, three severe contusions
were forted on the upper part of the head. Below each of
these contusions, Went the skull and the brain, tentative
suffusion of blood was discovered. Further examination
els t diselmed the fact of the perpetration el another capital
offence, which must have been preceded by a fearful
struggle and great resistance on the part of the unfortunate
woman, and accompanied by the most brutal violence at
the hands of her as.ailant. These dreadful fere having
been communicated to the procurator fiscal, no time was lost
in apprehending Laurie and Hamilton, who an bob
te
triton. It appears that slmetime Invent liasailtoa's return
home and the d scovery of the murdered women's body by
the party is the art, a young man who was passing along
the road found Laurie standing beside Mrs. Hamilton, who
was lying on the road aide in a state of imensibility. Be
help-d Laurie to carry her for some distance towards her
house, and then offend to wait beside her while Laurie went
for more assistance. Laurie refused to go, however, and
the man most unaccountably left them and went home. On
examatati NI alter apprehension. Laurie's clothes were found
to be stained end mark'd with blood.
MRETINO Is Bow CllUßClL—Yesterday morning
• vestry of the inhabitants of the united parishes of St.
Mary•le-Bow, St. Pancras, Soper-lane, and Allhallows,
Honey-lane, City, was held in de Vestry room of Bow
Church, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
recent step taken by the Pope, and to adopt an address to
her Majesty on the same subject—the meeting was most
numerously attended, sad Mr. Sampson Copestake, church-
warden of St. Mary-le.Bow,i was voted to the chair. Mr.
Local proposed an addrses to her Majesty, which was
unanimously adopted, and It was resolved to request Lord
J. Russell to present the some.

HIDES: THIS DAY.
LIADENTIAII.-661b to 641b5., lid. to 21.; 641bs. to
721b4., 2d. to 21d.; 221bs. to 801bs.,
to 34d. 211. to 204 801 be.
to 881bs., 24d to 34.; 881 to. to 961b5., 3d. : 96Th.to 104th., 34d. to 44. ; 1041 b. to 112th .41. to 44. Rona
Hides, 64.6 d. Calf Skins, light, 1,. 61 to 31. ' • full, 66.
BEZNOWDSZY,—Sheep Skins, Polled, 41. 9d. to 61. 6d.;
Heats, and half-bradr, ti to 6.. ; Dawns, 34. to 31. 10d.

TALLOW MAHKE'f.—THIS DAY.
The Market% firm to-day. The deliveries from the ware-
houses aro iesproviog ; there is more demand. Prima range
as under: Tows Tallow, 36e. ed. sett sub ; Petersburg T.C.
on the spot, 370. sd. ; all the year, 365. 9d.; Jan., Fab., and
KWh, 375. Yd. to 6d.

SMITHFIELD MAREET.—THIS DAY.
We have a large supply of Beasts and a very small do-
ssed; consequently, prime are lower; a great many of
second-rate description remain unsold. The number of
Soeep iv eonaidarable for the time of year; trade is vary
slow, et a reduction of fully 2d. per 81be. Calve' are
more plentiful ; prices are lower, and several foreign ones
remain unsold, From Germany and Holland there am 877
Beasts, 620 Sheep, 214 Calvet, and 20 Pip; Scotland, 80
Beasts; and 90 !Inch Cows from the home south.
Par sales of abs. a&I. 4. Pie stow at NM. 4. 4. d.
Asst 16444. Iltedocds 3 3 Hod Did ••• 131.4418 311 0 0 0
Bed Bbart•borm 3 iiiisawsitmes& •••• • • • 4
awed 184114 BONY" Was ..• ... 0 0
Otlyes
• 0
Beet Da s. 6 11•13.1446. 310 4 lambs .....
Brat at matt" 1.103; wise 4,010: arse; 31.1;
140.