The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-01 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN. Die. 31.
Of all the protectionist meetings yet held in Ire-
land, that convened in Galway, last week, by requisi-
tion to the High Sheriff, resulted in the most ridicu-
lous defeat of the high rent pug. The meeting was
held in the Court-loose; the High Sheriff took the
ehair in doe Amin, and, among the gentlsasee present
were the two ►orough representatives, Mr. O'Fl•-
berty and Mr. M. J. Blake, staunch free traders, yet
adding by their presence a earstitutional importance
to the essesablage. Lord Oleopll's petition was
teed from the chair ; but a pause ensued : there was
so one prepared to move its adoption ; and •
Kr. Winter thought the opportunity • very proper one
JO move that the High Sheriff vacate the chair, and that
Mr. O'Flaherty be called thereto to dissolve the meet-
ing in the usual form. Against this course the chair-
man protested, as he had travelled more than a hun-
dred miles to attend ; and he thought himself very
badly treated by the requisitioniste, in being called on
to oonve•e a meeting for an object which there wee
no one to support. Some show of discusion was
therefore necessary, and one of a very desultory cha-
racter tollowtd ; but the upshot of the proceedings
wits, that there were only four persons present
to vote fur the petition, and that an amendment for
tomtitg the chair was necessarily carried. Mr.
Blake and Mr. O'Floherty took the opportunity to
addrera some useful observations to their oo•stituents.

The protectionists managed things bitter at a meet-
ing which they got up at Mallow, on Friday last.
The meeting was carefully selected, none being ad-
mitted but such u were favourable to the protection
of the agricultural and commercial interests. Colonel
Chatterton, M.P., took the chair, and a string a pro-
testant resolutions, without any feature of novelty,
were unanimously adopted.
A meeting of the South Dublin board of guardians
was specially summoned for Saturday last, to 'take
Lewd (Meagan's petition into consideration ; tint it
only afforded another instance of the utter fame of
the " movement.' The following account of it is
Irma this morning's Sounders :
At • quarter past one o'clock, them being six guardians
resent, • ow/venation took place as to whether, owing to
the smallness of the attendance, it was expedient to adjourn
las question or to dispwe of it at own.
Mr. Beaman moved that the board do adjourn. He could
set waste kis time in wailing there.
Mr. Price seemided the motion.

Captain Nowlin said that the non-attendance of the es
*Sao taardiaae was disgraceful. If there wu a job to be
pefisstrated the aim would be otherwise with them. They
deserved to be insulted foe the =inner in which they had
metal.

Mr. Dowling—Thera would hi no toe in that. Let u
wait s little loarie—it is only a quarter past one.
Men Dr. Ryan and Mr. William entered the boardroom
and they we presently followed by Mr. Wilthrts.
I'h. Ryan observed that WOO who were in favour of the
mules had sus that it was a patent humbug, and were not
wwwilleponsd M si on with it at all.
T • snarls'u then read the (flowing resolution, which
had been handed to him by Mr. Bthsall—" That in cuss
%nonce of the alithnee of the great mink% of the guardians
we adjourn the consideration of Lord GI/sealed letter to
Thursday neat."
Mr. Price seconded the motion ; and the guardians shortly
afterwards separated.
The following answer from Mr. Bright, M.P., to
an address from Mr. William Armstrong, of Miltown
Mal*, appears in the Galway 3fercury:
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Rochdale, free. 24.1849.
Deer Sir,-1 have received your letter of the 18th of ibis
month, sa3 observe the signatures of several of your neigh.
bows appesided to it in token of their approval of its instants.
I have also received • copy of the newspaper which we-
tans • had eddy's& to me on the subject of the safferings of
per sountry, and the remedies which have been proposed
or may be applied. I sawn you it gives me mleigised
know that anything I have said or done for In-
ter on: to
meets with the approbation of yourself and yew friends.
It is • muter of deep regret to me, that my time has
hitherto been so occupied, and that my efforts have been so
little availing; but now united with others who are anxious
for the restoration of your country, I have every hpe that
each action as it pane will show that a new policy mast
be adopted for Ireland, and that you are no longer to be
eaerifeed to the arrogant pretensions of • dominant minority,
or your industry destroyed to uphold • r. &less aed hankie,'
territorial aristocracy. The first duty of all Irishmen is to
procure the liberation of the soil of Ireland, so that box
pauper people may be employed, and that her Isometry may
haM security for the results of their labour. This deli,
year national weal.h will increase, and you will every day
be obtaining grretsr Inger for the redress of your politial
sad ecclesiastical wrong.. There is • party now la Ragland
and Bow-land becoming every day more numerous sad united,
who are moat anxious for the good goverment of Ireland
and if all honest Irishmen will wets with them and me, I
cannot doubt that the future of your country will in some
degree atone for the gestalt's's of the pea. I beg to thank
yens and Tour friends for your very kind letter, and to subs
webs myself, dear lir, yams faithfully, RHIN 2110311%,
W. Armoring, Itq , Minoan Money.
Mr. Maguire, the proprietor of the Cork Examiner,
and one of the candidates at the late Cork election,
addressed a meeting of the electors of Dangarvon on
Friday last.

TZE DEADVAGE Am.—Natioe is given in Friday
eight's Gazette that application, have bias made by the
Videanicntioned for the silvans' of the ttairreaon-
bone4 some, an ed the provisions of the Private Mosey
Drainage Act, 1949, tot the grantee of the lands herebtaftes
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Tits Poor4sw 1110111111104 tiVh.
isi ard•r, wkisitil 11;tniamMt • Mop till Vilma alba La ger,
lolled • vest deal of tiostbl• sad =puss epos Mg rairsny
Osimpialss :
N Ihtwiaw Comidabellw, Dahlia, 21i4 Dm. 1340.

etlnfoleterlas the leers fee

Si.,—Tee et, niesienens for
r lief of the poor in behind hem ressivat Inollllllll■_,--- _
tram the aerretaty of the Great 8..0. kern end Westera
Railway Company, regairsting the serious swims and
Incooveltiesse uccesismod se the iteespeny in being obi* d
to appeal against the Inn IMISMIRS of the company's
pr party in the several teen Inept which the line of
taloa, poses ; end width vellestin it is gated, ham bees
. nom, and have Lone* has Ines& at (tan ea
sloes to seaman nab* lees maim* to ase.filtieth of
Ye valuation, bat MA nerthelem leave in
sonesseive rates mato fie_
tahrlo railway mien It sa
OMOMM WOO. TM esommthimem pan that to esess
If this sine web new to the valatios of the tawny
hitee not bees made by the ben of reardime, she have
no power to aim the aleation, bet by regent, to
vs/eaters, who may have alai in =seems ef do ivreest
Its by thire sanimiesYs to have
had nen M oommuoleste with Mr. R. IPMldman, no-
tes Tina to the North and Semi Dun eases, as to
Ile tingle spat width Maisel Whey Fora=
name; sal I am M noes hereethh, fie die
if the nen, so extract hem • nomoleatles will the
mandwienses seseliced trem him In 1847 en the sagest.
It Is dedenthe that • mans pleslple et alone should,
se he se penabie, be iied staid to a railway is
the and ones nog
whith it nes ; sad
the esnenissme, tiondlitee, request that the essiesed
neon Welsh the ameshsienen have transmitted also le
• Ma mins theough whisk the railway press) may Os
tosthowlested to the yang celesta a Cork maim, he his
hthenfisn, refans te tie valuation efthe peaks of
the An esitray whisk is is that mien. The sommledesees
seadier that the placipie el ring en the meths seer he
eggied as men es my seen a railway is end the
troths, and antes is ranted le the With ses of the
1& tt Wht., shop. as the mode a *tone, hewn
ties regarftg the paths of • railway.—By ordert of tM
asnahmionen, " W. STARLIT, SORPOWy.
" To the Clerk of the Cork MIMI."
IRTMOT RWARRID TO.
" The valuation of the Dublin and Drogheda Ike, need
In the North Dublin Vacs, was lately revised by me. The
lidlowing data is the besis ea which it woe made from lies
tit The pees then of the entire railway is takes
peen, from whisk the following adagio's@ have to be
arch s
"L Mon ef weeldsg, which *abases salseir, traps,
MI down of stem; coke, oil, and sundry examen.
" Aft anises ef 23 Punta at. for tenant's profits ; and
lea wed wear es dm septa vtd in leamotives, car-
Mertri enee.
ban Naslabag is the net annual cam of the
entire railway, iseialleg stations— but ROM stations are
meek more valuable ego others—therehee, en estimated
elm el the sewed Malmo has to be made—when deducted
haw Iles vales ef the all ef the entire line; this ram
divided by the sushi of sass will give the value in miles,
whisk can be reduced thins and wen, sod the
awe/ unions end enema divine eat be apposed in
:Millto the dins. or Mph el railway ping
i, with the oddities ef seises sod stations en per
ulna for name. the Coin Mese ward has the
Dublin statioo sod nee, therefore it has a greater pro-
perties of vales dos the alms.
" The Dublin sod Great Southern and Western Railway
is yet is an isallidelbed mate, and valued on a different t rite-
eiple, as we have set yet obtain, el sefacient data to estimate
the profile.
Occupation is the bah en which it is estimated for the
patent—a value is put on the quantity of land taken up by
the railway in tbe several electoral diastase, sod the houses,
factories, and states, are valued as ler ea they are finished
and occupied. A revision mat be trade at the striking of a
rate in this manner, until the work is in a more complete
end bed state-6m it will be valued on the principle of
profits."
lir. Booth, the tether, says he had received the following
letter in reference to the meeting of the Great Southern and
Wasters Railway :
" Bleckpool Terminal, Cork, Dee. 19, 1849.
" Great Souther* and Western Railway.
" POOR LAW VALUATION.—CORI ONION.

" Sir,—Lest week I meat you the return of land purchased
from the several per Ms in the towulands mentioned in the
list yea famished me. Now that the railway is open for
treSe to Cork, all future rating (as I am informed) must be
spot a mileage valuation sad not an sereable one. I mam-
bos this in time that lon may, in revising the district
through which it ram, amend the railway valuation, and
thus avoid litigation whew the sent rate is struck ; 51. per
mile is the amount appaats which the emapany are rated in the
maims of Thalia., lisearea. Cashel, and Kaatark, as settled
apes glint/I /Micas appeals.
" I MUM your obedient servant,
"Pumas B. Bmbusx.

To Mr. Jobs Booth, Poor-law Reiner."
Tea lILISIt SOUTH-EMITSILN BAILWAT.—At the Carlow
quarter sessions, held ea Thunday, counsel on Imbed of the
Irish floutk•Butera R.ilway, from Carlow to Bacnelstown
(10 tail's), stated that the gross receipts for six months
were but 1,4741., while Abe expenditure for locomotive
Pawn was 1,3701. There were VaiioUll other heavy expenses
which showed that there were not only no profits, but the
concern was worked at a onions kin. Be would, however,
, make an offer of a nominal rate of 11. per tails' which was
acassarily accepted. The Great Southern and Western
Company appealed against the rate which the Carlow
guardians had struck. It was stated that previous to the de-
cision of Mr. Hatton, the amount of the rate to which the
compaay was liable was 5004. per mile. TMs was reduced
by Mr. Hutton to 1001. per mil., and the object of the com-
pany was to effect, • still great' r reduction. After entering
onto several calculations, cad making allowances for interest
oa plaat, :he company's stock, and tenants' profits, the net
amount of profit to a solvent tenant was ascertained, and a
balance struck which gave 341. per mile. The barrister di-
rected that the cassis rats should be reduced to this sum,
which amounts to 1361. (or four miles.

THE HIGHLAND DESTITUTION BOARD.
Mom the Sirunews.)
A meeting of the Edinburgh section of the Highland
Destitution Board was held on Thursday, when another
book, of 200 pages, was prodased, purporting to give an
.anent of all that u been done awl spent daring the het
six mouths. The present volume differs little or nothing
from the previous parts of the saw voluminous work;
and, there fors, we have little to eay regarding it. It has
• he rum curious redundancies, a the same remarkable
dellcienees. Like it. predecessors, it is garrulous upon what
nobody earls about, and euiretive apex what everybody
wants detail ad and explained.
The peculiarity of the former reports was, that while you
could kern from theft precisely how many rocking' had
been knit by any particular widow, you could never lean
how much money had been expended by the board within
any given period, how mush had gone for actual relief and
how mach for "expenses," nor even bow Rack the board
bad received from the public in all, and how emelt remained
ea hand. All them defects adhere to the present report,
save the last, which is remedied is a rough sad by-the-by
sort of way. At last, we are inhumed, sadly as it
were, that the total cum received by the board was
209,3761. 61. ltd., of which there still remain" about
50,0001. to be distoriteated the Edinburgh and (Ducey
&eel ions In the .6 sheet then-Afths
and two-Ifthe. We are thankful to get even this •
but why, since the beard have bosom se be genamunica:
tive, have they net kept their promise sad shave how
much went for expense, end what me the of
each separate year? On the be.., point, eme of
the speakers at the meeting en Thursday gave the
ties that the interest of the had had pea its memagrisent.
Bet tbes while we de net hew what vele the sem ea whish
[merest was running at say me pseled, we mews' mammy
approach to knowing what that hem* mie. Three ears'
interest ea a sum which was at aid MAW . sad I. still
50,0001. at the end of the Mose pug, *my annum to a
prettym kindeones alletrame flerMs .00nNew if selledieble
And it nest bemesseabered that the gems glimpse
the public have got late the muter have hat been loth as
to *due • desire es &pews with the mid pima et pre-
senting intelligible aessuate. Fee isseasse, slaw *hiss re-
'girding ftbetlemi milillehed des Deard six mamba age.
ibowM that is ewe math beset dam 1171. se distribute
SOL worth Ousel ; is seethe, 1041. to dila*** ILI sad
in another, Mi.* dileibuts 01. Os. Oa. ! Witham* hots as
these drawn hale their awn desummte dideibuted thrmgh-
est Me esweley. with pods dam demand. made for full In
formation. awl MO repeatedgmaisas ell Mair own part to
give it—it is leveed** to wwisentend theaseretiverims of Me
Board in erithassideal mamma. Is Wee mama of premiere—
to take oaly them Met SIM meMnet he hard—the Board, en
the 29th November. Mil. silk "The eemmareel accounts,
showing the remit& led empamillwre of the fend, am
new is course of being semired sad branched, with
the Weer of Mowing Me engmlitere in details and in
all the departments of sellef." We kept jogging
their memory
ISM) s
at bat the wit report
(13th Februsey, me act ody without the pro-
mised asseunts, but without the fthiset sneaks to them.
We mewed our leammmillm-ead en 21st June, 11149,
umber esport II 14ed :
" The eummittes may take Ws oppeehuitg (1) of
that the llama comanitise have Men he same WWI
in a thorough examination .1 the sweats of the Steamer
for the years $47 and 1848, Idea view to their babe laid
beers the pine. They are net only reworrialtharg their
goooret earareey. but am areanging the lIINSINOW smear the
different heads heft is the mesipts emi ia the disbnemenents,
re as le Mow the dillorent quartets ham whisk they resehed
eratribatimis, sod the sums *genii in sash parthalar
breath of the relief priessileg• The asesuats will be im
esedisudy platted is die hands - eta migelesel miscrastant,
for the purpose of obtaining au wit nratiay. and a
report "
, sad will Uwe b•pwidished alcsg with the
Cr eel en.
This, It will be earee..hale arse mmoulteement' that had
hies male eaves eirs Mime. Nea ether seven mouths
have sew eiapesioenthigeit all we get
"Tic ecesmlttee may Mae (I) that the Manse esmulttee
have sew eemplatiol Web Whwhlitiffa Of the nosiest. at
MteeC dada
,Incg. arlistionmilerlo
is= to ti preissaissal
of his e.asaaeat
sentinatioa. as le their wiwww:y."
If it has Mhale essamittee fittrem maths
lege ever th•Feleolesw keg will Oral* Ole aceseislrit ?
We have so * seeks tee mach el this matte* lot
✓arely Me pit lurre a right. now that vs are sitioriegon
360, es know semethiag of the intromissiens with the
piddle gamey la 1547.
The wen stem that omega* erM be reamed
met Noma. than t• the* Who lest Mew Xi
-
eye, however, that Aire meet be • meredes Neuss !thee,
treatise grata ter *Ages the sesteasent, seeing that
'am made sim stelemigis se the end of every
year, sad eves Wee they *gm their labours. They began
by Amide, ON thsy ended " A has 1,0010,0001. *keep

the people in lite for the neat sight mambo ;" sag so song.
diet wen they in their owa ateiney that they charged
as with erolty and faleehood for 'Disdains caution
end going to a rest deal of labour sad *spume
to show the real state of the ems. They get =I)
the Aft It part of the sus they asked so asessuery for eight
menthe, sad they ere eaterios oh tilde baulk year with
60 001. ea hand ! At the end of last year the y NM, This
OM) sat bs the last year of orgaassed relisf which the
mood food eta earl." At the sad el this year, they
the Isms Wag.
Wirselligiensvor the operstkiew do mese, the whole traits will
be head to be—that the people are as miemabie wad Ire-
Maly mon demoralised than betas; that mom Web hate
had their properties greatly improved by the asottrwstion
of reads ; sad that the W. V. see ea disigntsd wish the do
lasing aad bleeder" by whisk the/ ham hiss eistished,
that ibis will be the lam Highland Doedtadsa Pool at last
he this goterstlem