The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-14 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Draux, MAT 13.
A considerable improvement has taken place in
the weather, but we are still without any general fall
of rain, the moisture with which the country has been
favoured being hitherto confined to some partial
showers.

Asa satisfactory evidence of an improved state in
the social condition of the people, it may be mentioned
that an increase in the monthly consumption of tea in
Ireland has taken place for the last month, to the
extent of more than 94,000 lb., although there had
been a steady decrease of consumption for several
months previously. The increase is chiefly in favour
of the northern province, it being distributed as fol-
lows, viz.: Belfast 42,000 lb.; Dublin, 2,000 lb.;
Cork, 19,000 lb. • =idler ports, 31,000 lb. The con-
sumption in Ireland for the month gives about three
ounces per head of the population, whilst in Scotland,
for same period, the consumption was nine onnoes per
head, or exactly three times the proportion.
The commercial writer of the Freeman who calls
attention to the preceding fact, mentions the f3llowing
with respect to the whisky trade :
The quantity of whisky stored during the present season
is Dublin is enormous, almost without precedent. Every
available vault or store is crammed, a number of the wine
vaults at the Customhouse have also been converted to the
same use, and, in addition, many of the overground ware-
houses. Same of the distillers have also built new stores at
their own premien. The total quantity stored el this year's
make cannot of coarse be accurately arrived at, sad is vari-
ously estimated at from 25,000 to 40,000 pasemeons,:but from
what we can learn is probably about 30,000. The enormous
profits which have been rasped of late pan have induced
many parties to embark largely in the article, especially at
the moderate price it has Mod at this season.
A Kingstown correspondsat of the _Freeman states
that the Eb).ana, one of the finest steamers belonging
to the City of Dublin Company, has been disabled,
and that the Admiralty have given the company the
assistance of two of their vase* the Banshee and the
Caradoe, to enable them to carry on the mail service.
The Iron Dake has made a slow passage, but it would
appear to be partly caused by her ooming in collision
with the pier at Holyheart. An opposition to the
company on the Liverpool line is threatened by Mr.
Maleolmson, so that they appear to be surrounded
with difficulties.

An extremely hard contest has been going on for
the last lbw day. for the office of coroner for the
conety of Dublin. On Saturday the polling closed,
when the numbers were equal for both the candidates,
Mr. Harty and Samson M'Carthy. The result has
not yet been officially declared.
Several civilians have been convicted at Limerick
for assaults on the military, and sentenced to various
amounts of fines and imprisonment.

CoaotunicaTma wrni AMERICA.—The mercantile
body is Limerick are lurid to compete with Galway in de-
mon:ratios the advantages of their port kr a packet station;
sad it is peoposed to make as experimental trip tO Rallies
hem the illtaanon "by Umbras( the City of Dublin Com-
pany to lay on one of their boat steam-packets for • start
woos from Loop-head."

Karnisz OP GOTLILIIIIINT PROSECUTIONS IN
ENIOLAND ♦mD observe that in the
important prosecution of Dr. Wetoter, for the murder of
Dr. Parka's, wbicb lasted twelve days, and depended open
a long train of intricate evideace and of fasts requiring
minute attention, and most difilealt of coherence, two coun-
sel only were engaged, while in an almost Milling charge of
fraud tried at the Central Criminal Court on Friday, in
which the Globe Insurance Compaq were** y nun, the
kalowlei wetly array of counsel wars engaged for the gee.
Atturneyienseal, Kr. Maros, Elk J. Beflep„
and Kr. BovIIL