The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-02 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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mg reports about the potato blight It is stated that
a lame portion of the crop has been destroyed in the
islands of Arran, and in some localities in the vicinity
of Lough Corrib; bat with the exception of these the
accounts received from every. part or the country are
in the highest degree cheering. The weather, too,
has been for some days extremely fine, and most
favourable to the harvest. Even from Kerry, where
the blight was stated to have first made its appw-
arce, we now learn that all alarm had almost disap-
peared, and that it was found that the disease had net
committed the ravages npprted. The Limerick
Chronicle says:
Several members of the Society of Friends, who wen In
this city for the last few dap, attending their quarterly
meeting, report that in the n.ighbonrhoode of Cork, Clan-
owl, and Waterford, and along the roads from thence to
Limerick, there is scarcely a symptom (if An)) of disease in
the potato.
Partly from the alarm created by the dread of the
rumoured potato failure, and partly from the dis-
covery that the wheat crop is to some extent defec-
tive, at least in this country, the price cf corn has
lately risen, and blame is thrown with reason upon
the panic-mongers.
The public voice ie almost universally raised here
against the ruinous opposition which has then for
some time carried on between the Irish steam packet
comi tune', but the war, notwithstanding, is carried
on with as much vigour as ever. The Cork
Steam Comp-ay ere now running their splendid
steamer Minerva between Kingstown and Liverpool
for half fares, on alternate dare; and, to meet this,
the City of Dublin Company have altered their time
of sailing, and also reduced their fares one half, on the
days when the Cirk boat plies, announcing the Iron
Duke to run against her, but keeping the fare up on
the remaining three days.
In commemoration of her Majesty's visit to Belfast,
there is to be a grand fee of aquatic sports, fireworks,
&c., on Saturday, the 10th inst., on the place which,
trout the sovereign's visit, has been named Queen's
Island.

On Friday evening, the Kilßeery Tenant-Right
Association entertained the northern members of the
Ulster deputation, who had lately returned from Lon-
don, consisting of Dr. WKnight, Rev. W. Rogers, of
Comber, and Wm. Oirdwood, E.q , solicitor, Lurgan,
at a soiree in a large building called the " New Ereo-
tion," situate a short distance from Killinchy.
Mr. John O'Connell was entertained at a soiree by
the people of Queenstown on Wednesday evening.
Corry Connellan, E'q., private secretary to the
Lord Lieutenant, is appointed inspector-general of
prisons, vice F. B. Long, deceased. Six members of
parliament, tour stipendiary magistrates, nine lawyers,
four doctors, applied for the vacant office of in-
spector-general of prisons.
The accounts of expenditure of the Midland Great
Western Company on the works of their railway from
Mellinger to Galway have been submitted to the
Lords of her Majesty's Treasury, and approved, and
a second instalment of 100,0001. is about being
issued.