The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DeBLIN, TVZSDAT MORNING.
According to previous arrangement the question of
ministers' money was discussed yesterday at almost
all the Easter vestry meetings held in Dublin, and in
every case either a resolution was passed for the abo-
lition of tne impost, or arrangements were made for
I holding special meetings to discuss the subject. At
several of the vestries the motion was evaded on the
ground that, not being a specific object of the meit-
tog, it would be informal to introduce it into their
proceedings. "In almost every instance," observes
the Flyemun, "the protestant minister of the pariah
prolessed his readiness to co-operate in any effort
that would be made at a meeting called for the
special purpose of abolishing this tax upon reli-
gions liberty." And in no ease was any attempt
made to defend the tax, which all appear to agree in
cmsidering as doomed to abolition. It is but just to
the citizens of Cork to observe that the present agita-
tion against ministers' money originates with them,
ar dis urged on by their suggestions. It is hoped
that this time it will be successful, and that the go-
yernment witl be sufficiently armed with the force of
popular opinion to enable them to remove the griev-
ance in the present session.
A great outcry was raised in almost all the Irish
journals against Sir John Hominy's new bill for the
amendment of the Encumbered Etates Act as soon
as it made its appearance. It would now seem, how-
ever, that a great deal of that opposition, if not the
whole of it, arose from the misapprehension of the
otjects of the measure, and that the eiolicitor-General's
speech in introducing it was entirely misunderstood.
The London correspondent of the Freeman's Journal
has succeeded in clearing away the mi.t by fureish-
ing a succinct summary of the bill beforeit other-
wise could have reached this country.
At the last meeting of the practical instructors'
committee of the Royal Agricultural Improvement
Society of Ireland, Mr. Hutton communicated, on
behalf of Mr. Latouche and other members of the
Central General Relief Committee, that they were
now in a position to place a considerable sum of
money at the disposal of the society, in aid of the
fund originated by the secretary's visit to London,
and headed by her Majesty and Prince Albert's sub-
scription, for providing a supply of green crop seeds
of the best quality to be distributed below cost price,
through the agency of the practical instructors, in the
different districts where they were located, in the south
and west of Ireland.

The Theatre Royal wee opened Let night after the
holidays, with Miss Helen Faucit in the character of
Juliet, the Romeo being a Mr. Conway, the son of the
late tragedian of that name. After Miss Faucit's en-
gagement we are to have a visit from the French
company at St. James's Theatre.
The Evening Mail, which is never loath to throw
out en unkind word about the board of works, whe-
ther right or wrong is another question, has the fol-
lowing paragraph this evening:
We have been informed, as we believe upon excellent
authority, that the inspectors appointed by the board to
espermuud end *ht.& the outlay of monies advanced fur
the purpose of agrieultural insprov. meet, are permitted to
be at this same time, contractors for the works, and to be
employed and paid by the receivers of the public loans.

TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLlN.—'fhe Primate has
lately endowed a chum of Ecclesiastical Ulster, in Trinity
College, Dublin. The Provost and Senior Fellows having
expressed to his race their desire that he should himself
nominate the first professor, he accordingly named the Rev.
Samuel Butcher, D.D., F.T.C.D. The sppointmeat is for
flee Isms.

FIRZ NEAR Tlig CATHOLIC CATHZDRAL.—LnitI
night about nine o'clock, a very shinning Ere broke out in
the drawing room of the premiste belonging to Mr. Jones,
bat tenanted by a lady named Murray, 17, Laurie- tames,
near the Catholic Cathedral, St. George 'e-road, Southwark.
After considerable trouble it was eitlnguished, Ind not before'
serious damage was done, end 601. in bank note. oonsumcd.
Unfortunately the numbers of the notes were Rot known,
csainsialli thy will pars a Mal lass.