The Express. — 1848-01-01 (London, England)

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1848.  Such was the substance of the memorial laid before his excellency, and rather unfavourably received. A long correspondence ensued, in which the " constitutional society " offered to send a deputation to confer personally with his excellency. The interview was declined. It strikes one, on reading the terms proposed, why the constitutional .farmers of the Cashel union should not carry out their offer without insisting on the equivalent of a poundage. If peace, and progress, and employment be good things with • poundage consideration for securing them, they are equally good without it. This view did not strike the constitutional association. The state of the country has not improved much since the proclamation, which has fared scurvily enough at the hands of the peaceful in Tipperary. The " boys" have torn it down in several places, and as if in defiance taken to the old work of plundering arms. The King's County Chronicle states that robberies of that nature abounded last week. In the county the threatening notice has been on the wing. The lady of Colonel Westenra, in the absence of her husband, received one, threatening her with death if money was not given to some person or persons. A Mr. Tyre, a benevolent Englishman residing near Tullamore, received a similar notification. His crime as a landlord was a suggestion that a rate of seven shillings in the pound be levied on the district. lie of course prepares to emigrate until better times. The first registration of fire-arms under the late act took place at Ilirr, King's County, on Monday ; Major Priestley, with two others, acted as licenser. The applications were numerous, and the inquiries stringent. Fifty licenses were issued, many to well-disposed farmers for the protection of themselves and properties. The poaching class claimed the privilege, but the major laid an interdict. The disarming process could not be more beneficially exerted than in checking such incentives to crime and  idleness. The Thurles guardians have adopted three resolulotions :—lst, that they be allowed by law to attach 50 acres to the workhouse, whereby a thousand pounds' worth of food could be raised annually ; 2nd, to apprentice their young boys and girls to trades, or other useful occupations; 3rd, to afford remunerative employment outside the workhouse to the ablebodied destitute. Tke same resolutions have been adopted by several other boards. I stated on Monday that the Galway board was on the eve of dissolution. Since then the final order has arrived, and they are replaced by paid officers. Roscommon has also been added to the list, and Athlone looks in a very tottering condition. Seven boards are now represented by paid guardians. The Bank of Ireland yeaterda7 reduced the rate of discount to 51 per cent. on English and Scotch bills and advances on stock. Irish bills remain at 6 per cent.  police- The prisoner Garnett, who had been admitted as a witness at Heywood on the day previous, was recalled, but no other witeeses were examined. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against James Tetlow, aged 48. The other two_priione re, however, also remained in custody.