The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-11 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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Several males of property, WIDNEIDAT MIIRPTRO: took place yesterday in
the Encumbered Estates Court ; and owing to the
circumstances attending the last sale, when some
estates were knocked down at so lowa price as one year
and a half's purchase, the proceedings excited more
than usual interest. The first lot put up for sale was
a rent charge of 2001. a year for ever on the lands of
Ballyeden, belonging to John Vero, in the wealthy
and prosperous county of Wexford. Baron Richards
explained that under any circumstances the payment
of the rent !Charge about to be sold was certain, and
that the lands themselves would, at a subsequent
period, be sold in that court subject to the said tent
charge. In the course of the bidding it was men-
tioned that the last reoeiver had paid poor rates,
amounting to 71. a year, but the court stated
that he had done so to his own damage, and need
not have paid the rate. It was therefore utderstocd
that the purchaser need not subject himself to that
charge, and would not in reality be liable to it. The
first bidding was 1,0001., and the offers went on very
tediously until the lot was knocked down fir 2,9001.
to Mr. Charles Gaussen—that is, at 141 years' per-
chase. It was stated that so lately as last year, the
sum of 3,6001. was offered for the same rent charge.
The second estate consisted of two small denomina-
tions of land Bellycarrane, measuring over 35 sta-
tute acres; and Cahirbsne, a piece of land about the
same dimensions : both in the county of Clare. Two
of the bidders for this lot, which was put up in two
separate divisions, were tenant-farmers: one, an in-
telligent-looking young man, named Michael Behan,
was dressed in a friens coat, and was the occupying
tenant. lie started, to the amusement of the court,
with an offer of 201. for the lands of Ballycurrane,
but was finally declared the purchaser for both lots,
at the respective prices of 1601. and 1601.
When asked if be would be ready with his deposit
of 501., he said be was prepared with a check on the
Bank of Ireland for the amount. (Laughter.)
Baron Richards—We are not so sharp altogether
as to require your money on the spot ; but if you are
in suzlo a hurry as you appear to be, come in the
course of the day, and you may ply your deposit,
take your deed of transfer, and we shall conclude the
tree section at once.

The third estate put up was that of the !mdi of
Clontiduffy, in the county of Cavan, the property of
John Drumgoole Brady. The poor-law valuatioa of
the estate by Mr. Griffiths was 1181. a year, but it
was let at a rent of 1101. to a tenant, who hell it
from year to year, and was subject to a rent charge of
74 Bs. 10d, The area exceeded 200 acres, and it
was understood that there was some valuable bog
attached to the land, which was not included in the
valuation. This property was, after a spirited com-
petition, knocked down to a Mr. Dyu for 2,550 L,
that is at a rate of more than 23 years' purchase.
The next acd last estate sold yesterday was that of
Fastry, in the county of Monaghan. It was a fee
farm of 74 acres 2 roods, the present rent is 751. odd,
subject to a head rent of 12/. Bs. 9d., but it was calcu-
lated that it would produce a clear and certain profit-
rent of 621. The occupant was a tenant who held the
land from year to year. This property was purchased
by a Mr. Nolan for 8101. or about 13 years purchase.
A meeting of the corporation was held yes'erhay,
when a committee was nominated to take measures
for auditing the arctic expedition of Sir John ROM.
It was then resolved that the Lord Mayor should
present the memorial of the corporation to the Queen,
against the removal of the viceregal court, aed also
the petition to the House of Commons for the same
purpose.
Then ensued one of those scares which had recently
reflected so much discredit on the corporation, and
which the citizens had flattered themselves were at an
end. Mr. Walker brought forward his resolution,
declaring that Mr. Reynolds had conticued to hold
the office of Lord Mayor illegally since his name was
struck off the burgess roll, and that it acs expedient
that the council should immedia'ely proceed to elect
a fit and proper person to fill the office. Mr. Gus-
tavus Hamilton then moved that to revive the discus-
sion about the mayoralty was a violation of the reso-
lution unanimously adopted on the 12th of February,
and that the question llama be left for the adjudi-
cation of the proper tribunal.
The Lord Meyer was proceeding to address the
assembly, when Mr. Walker called him to order, and
used the expression, " How dare you, sir, state that
what I have written is untrue ?" The Lord Mayor
called cn Mr. Walker to retract that expression, and
resume Ws seat, both of which things the latter per-
severed in refusing to do, and considerable confusion
was the consequence, the greater number of the mem-
bers exclaiming loudly against the irregularity of
which Mr. Welker was guilty. Mr. Walker called
one of the members, Mr. Dunne, " a fellow," but
after some difficulty was induced to apologiee for that
disorderly expression.
'the Lord hlsynr then read the opinion alined
from the English Solicitor-Geeeral on the question of
the Dublin mayoralty, and which was to the effect
that Mr. Reynolds could only be remevid from la's
office of Lord Mayor, under all the circumstances of
the case, by means of a quo trarranto : that he did not
consider he would be liable to more than one penalty
for his official acts, and that he might legally appoint
a locum lemma whcee acts would be valid, and who
would not he pereinally liable to any penalty. An
opinion of Serjeant Greene, the late Atorney•General
fur Ireland, was also read, and according to it, a man-
damus would be re-gaited to enable the corporation to
take any step prudently for the removal of Mr.
Reynolds from Hs office. Mr. Walker intimated that
if he bad been aware of the existence of (Ice) docu-
ment., he wool,' not have persevered with his melee.
A division, however, was taken on Mr. Hamilton's
motion, and the numbers were, 24 for the resolution,
and early 4 against it.
An icspector of police, who was call, d up to the
chair by the Lord Meyer during this dieturbonee,
remained near him, and it was expected every
moment. that a serious row would have taken place.
There were also several police constables in the
room, and waiting below stairs to obey any
orders they might receive.
A meeting of persons interested in the sale and
manufacture of Irish spirits was held yesterday at
the Rotunda fur the purp,:se of petitionir g the le,gis-
Ware for the removal of the vexatious regulations
of the &aro of esciso, whereby payment is exacted
on portions of spirits utterly lost by evaporation and
natural waste, from which charge foreign and colo-
nial spirits are entirely free. The meeting, which
was numerously and respectably attended, was pre-
sided over by Mr. I'. O'Brien, in the absence of the
Lord Mayor, and the resolutions, which complained
strongly of the injustice duce t e Irish merchants by
the bonding regulations on spirits, were unanimously
adopted.
On Saturday evening, Mr. and Lady Anne Tufnell,
after a trip to Limerick and Coik, by the Great
Southern and Western Railway, returned to the Vice-
regal Lodge, and joined their Excellencies the Lord
Lieutenant and the Countess of Clarendon at dit.ner ;
and yesterday, having taken leave of their noble host
and hostess, the hon. gentleman and his lady pro-
ceeded on their return to London.
The dinner eiven on Monday evening, by the citi-
zens of Cork, to Sir Robert Kane, the President of the
Queen's College, was attended by shout 120 gentle-
men; the Mayor presiding, and being eup,rorted by
Mr. Serjeant Stock, the going judge of Assize, the
Mayor of Limerick, Colonel Chesney, Colonel Putt-
loci, T. Ronayne Sarefield, Req., St. J oho Jeffrey es,
Eisq , &a.
Henry M. Smyth, Esq., of Castlewidenharn, in the
county of Cork, bloc out his brains, by placing
the muzzle of a gun to his forehead, on Sttarday lust.
The Cork Examiner, which mentions the fact, shorn
that he was io embarrassed circuenstanoes, sad wos
labouring under temporary insanity.
Sergeant Major Gearge Kirkman, of the Bsth
Regiment of Foot, committed suicide by cutting his
throat, at Tolls, on Saturday morning last, a h.!" on
march with his company from Limerick to Galway.

BANK OP IRKL %MD.—John Barlow, Eeq., bar beets
el. card governor, and John Barton, depu.y NOVt mot..
NATIONAL EINCATION.—The Murillo of °maids
has nada over to the oedema board the spa.ioss sc►ool-
hoate on Ms hardship's estate in the parish ot li,t•ash, and
diooess of CAS till Tam balding was erected at • coat of
nearly 6001.

LOUIS PHILIPP* AT Blionrotr.-4We (Brighton •
(ivardian) hove the Omura to taconite, tho seem.' ,a
Srurday last of the es-King and Queen ci the French, and
i 4 the Duke and Ducheu of Neuiours an I tk it it.tre,qirtt
eilfpriopt —two son. and a liughti.r. 11:ustlkut patty
%ttendul by la Dubose de Manes and dux aides de-camp,
travelled by a special train trim Reigate.

SPORTING.
BETTING AT MANCHF4TER—TvEspAY,

Too MiTIWPOLITAII STAIIIS —5 to 2 a at Vieertal (I),
9 to 1 out Itsby (t). 10 to 1 eget Ada Mary (t), 15 to 1 sot
Mack Ewe* (t), 20 to 1 apt Sir o:lbert (r).
Cantos Cur.-11 to 1 apt Pop o' Day Bey (t), 13 to
1 opt Mir Asa. 13 to 1 opt Ccook, 15 to 1 ego Blom,
10 to 1 opt Wslaad, 10 to 1 apt Modals, 30 to 1 apt Jolo
Cr,oo 1,000 to 20 apt lalwritrese (1). 1,000 to 10 apt
Mow (t).
Divat.-6 to 1 apt B•liaghrohe (1). 7 to 1 apt Ghillie
Cellos (r), 9 to 1 apt Moors (t), 12 to 1 apt the Nigger,
15 to 1 apt The litho, 20 to 1 apt Cyprus oh 25 to 1 agst
Cllookor, 23 to 1 apt Mildew.

CROXTON PARK RACES-TCS6I24T.
Fauvism' ri.ava, of 501., and 10!. for the sesoad ; 4 yr
olds, list 3:b ; in, 12st ; sit and egad, 12st 81b ; mares,
Mc., allowed 311).. ; to be ridden by lumen or their sons.
Hems, 2 miles.
Mr. A. N. Lwratt'sGranby. 6 yrs (any) 6 1
Mr. Goedsea's Mime Whitert, 3 as 0
Mr. T. Hilton's laclehrbt, 4 yr 5....„...... 2
Mr. sprig T's Cal, 3 ten--...... 3
Mr. T. P. dyke?* Pyrrhus the nesend. & yrs ----.... 0
Mr. J. Tooler's 71m Dort; 4 ars- -- 0
Mr. It. Haw Ca 0
mas & yrs
Mr. J. tesr'ls Hater Girl,Girl,amid --- 0
Mr. W. Adept Proteedan. aged -- -- 0
Mr. Priestnues VierrojirLyrs
is
Mr. S. the One. I ma
Mies. T. ==tris. 4 yrs - is
Mr. Coy's Brown DM, 1 yrs ....----........- .... is
Mr. Hardee Jenny Lad. I re . - . ......-- ....... ..... r
Mr. W. Mitoreo Wriaranft 4a5_...„.. sees.....r
Mr. J. 6toites's b at by ask 4 yes ...--- —..... des
Mr. W. Draper's Kitty, 6 yes -...- ..... ... is
Mr. 0. Penis Creswell, & pp,. ....
—..--....... as
urea eery.
Masco, 60, b ft, 4 miles.-Lord Cardram's Knight of
Premarital (late Snuffbox), 6 Mn, lOst, revived forfeit from
Mr. D. F. Himdm's Baadboy, aped, lOst 111 b.
BILLTOIR CAST= STALES of 15 110,1 sank, 10 ft, and 10
added ; Lr 3-yr old mita Set 71b, end fillies Sat bib; maidens
at the time of among allowed 3lbs, those haying started
twice Me, thrice r nor 7th.; winners ones in 1849 or 1850
of plate cr stake valise 3001, 711:4 extra. One mile. (15
subs.)
Led Clastrairkl ad Neer (BartAoloserw 1
Mr. H. itubisuees ttalklemor (A. Day 2
Lord W. Polders Olre odd Take (Talker 3
Mr. MeeweersTbe Castle (Whitehouse 4
6 to 2 es Peamag, who won a Sae race by trims parts of a
With-
ScritaT STAIRS of 10 son each, h ft, sod 20 added ; for
all bones, list Sib each ; 5 yr olds and upwards that never
was plate or eweeostaltes, allowed 61bs ; the winner to be
mkt he 120!. Half a task.
lard llorywth's
s Tr Mr. 3Mn
Mz. Osa' Log Asa*. yrs. (Mr. aerial 2
lesdre's Mast. 6 yrs (Or brook) 3
Sven on Planet. Wea mar by three lam/tbs.
ORASIDT HANDICAP 01 20 KIM Heir 10 ft, sad only 3if
illsolared. Granby soon* about 1 sale sad a half. (64
robe, 37 of whom declared!)
lad Wilton r Berate.' yre.lost I Ilb (11r2Patel I
lard Darn;ry as Ondawd late, 3 yrs, MID (..t. Litt 2
Mr. L. Palk no Clienster. 11 alb INI NW -...--PHAIKAW3) 3
Mr. Osteddaton's Jr 49 Illah, 6ma ilst Mb (Owam, 4
The &tinning started, but were am heard: Sir T.
Whieheme as lady Hylda, 6 yrs, llat 71b (Mr. &GA*);
Mr. J. White as Alp, 4 yrs. list 21b (Ms. White); Hoke of
Leeds so Mairatt, sped, lOst 9:b (Capt. LOodator ); Mr.
°naves as b as by Nermusdr, 6 Mn, 104 71b (Mr. Eiwev)
6 to 4 spot Be:Maui'. 5 to 1 each apt Lady Hylda and
Chorister, aid 8 to 1 apt Jos o' Sot. Wes cleverly by a
hearth.

YaTca ; Otaaby Comm.—Yr. Watoosa'a b
Illaiglat of Hand, yrs, ltd tilt. Clarks), boat Hr. W
&flusterh'. Javaanab, nod, Hat 71b (Mr. Waite), by half a
WIDNYAIDAT.—GOLD CCP, added to a Handicap of 20
am nab; 10 It mai fr ft, ILL Two WWI. (18 auto., 7of
okay atoalatoL)s

Yrs. MA 3 rns,-114.
Imky lipids 4 yrs, Ilat 1114
3113LTOZ PLATS WY liras by Cberiftr

EPSOM SPELNO MEETING.
EPSON, WIDNISMIT NIONT.—The following ace the
anivalo ap to 6 o'clock.
_ _ FOR TEE FLAT RACES. _

Enos hub fkrAkka.—Ksigbt of 0 wimps, Brame,
Camottero. mod bra by Su amain oat of Dark Sams.
Two-T114.1,0LD abulks.—Ed.rard of link, eb e by Velo
ofralo oat of Lady Gualdino, loathe, Baekbcand, Jack
Baklav&

11311Liii METROPOLITAN STAKIJ —Black Eagle, risky,
Clarissa, Iti•WstorM, Quiver' Mani* Backbiter, Eva,
3llemaster, Ads Mazy, Puffy, Lamosensoor, Sir Chiba:, lied
Dee, Cheerful, J spew, Lepidus, Daaaak, Sister to Pillage,
gad Veleaties.

Ridiiraciiransa.-Belute, Heroine, Sam Hood, Redid-
Ole, Proneness, eh e by Gladiator out of libora,san's data,
Via., Peanut
Stu= HUNT itraane.—Cairvoyanas, cb g by Epirus
ilage D'Erilks, Taw Jaggier, Christiana, blaster Murray,
Was Nipper, Diligence, Peasant GirL
others e:. eared.