The Express. — 1847-08-13 (London, England)

IRELAND. DUBLIN, ACOMIT 11. Among the most intelligent, active, and economical grand juries in Ireland may be ranked the grand jury of Kerry. That body, including -Mr. Herbert,M.P., and Mr. Pierce Mahony, has just published en elaborate and instructive report on the financial state of that important county, which contains some very Taleak information, and exhibits the progressive spirit esirleined by the landed proprietors of Kerry in &wow of their tenantry. The report states that since 1834 the sum of 141,3211. has been expended on ark and public works, and the remit has fully jusdid the most sanguine expectations of their prosodies, inasmuch as the public communications of tie county have increased in thirteen years from 520 in 1,373 miles. For the oonstruction of these works ,the Board of Public Works afforded in loans and pants in aid 119,0001., and the landed 'proprietors $411,0001. Of the mins advanced by the board there is now due the trifling balance of 13,7431., while the balance due by the treasury to the Killarney and Take savings banks exceeds 90,0001. Under the Labour-rate Act the sum of 242,1001. has been expended, of which one. half is to be repaid, sad adding damages for lands, estimated at 30,0001., the total charge on lands is 151,0341. By a series of minute calculations, the report finds that, inclusive of instalments, county ease poor rate at 2s. in the pound, the total sums to be levied before March, 1848, will be 77,6361., and for the rummer assizes of the same year, 45,6131., or a total of 123,2311., the net poor-law valuation being 348,6931. As a relief against this eau drain, the committee look to the continuous employment of the able-bodied labourers on reproductiveworks, and suggest the completion of the roads under the Labour-rate Act, and extensive drainage works. As to the roads, they state that of 450 miles commenced may 80 are available, which, instead of costing 242,0001., should have been executed for 187,3001., including damages for land. Thus the total loss through the relief system, independent of staff, instruments, &c. is set down at 157,4611.! A series of resolutions founded on the ',port was adopted, of which one dooms to be gusted in extenso. That we an of spoke Oa lie Mild proprietor. of W.. minty Sheedd le. sway saelYe Is eve enact to the Landed Pro. surly 11161 at kg side. as Aare all, to adopt, as landlords, the 1 1 IWe eXII °lasimieml"likk"tork,thAmt *heir the tv,ststtildenripbr:.vre.v=partir Ike hammers, and thereby improve The relief oxamisedoners have issued an important  circular to the inspecting officers. having been made to the commissioners against closing the temporary relief on Sunday next, on the three-fold grounds—first, that the harvest will not then be in fall operation ; secondly, the general want of means among the poor ; thirdly, the want of funds in the hands of poor-law guardians ; the circular, in reply, states that the actual state of the harvest in the precise locality should not be the only datum for discontinuance, since the reduced price of food and the increasing demand for labour must afford means of earning a subsistence. This is proved by referring to the light tests established in several places. The Relief Act having been passed solely to replace for one season the failure of the potato, it was to cease so soon u the crops of the ensuing season should come forward and provisions become more plentiful. This result having been attained, the guardians must take charge of the poverty of the country, but in some remote districts relief may be continued, by special permission, for limited periods. At the end of September all advances under the act must cease. Judge Ball, in his charge to the grand jury, gives a distressing picture of the social state of Mayo. " I find," said his lordship, " not fewer than 137 prisoners for trial, for crimes comprising every degree of guilt it is the lot of human frailty to be subject to— robbery, burglary, murder, larceny, and a crime novel to this country—piracy." This is a fearful condition, but not to be wondered at when we reflect that of the 137 prisoners nine only can read and write !  STATE or