The Express. — 1847-01-05 (London, England)

TRALEP. WORK HOUSE.—There are 1,015 paupers in the Tralee workhouse, exclusive of 45 in the ttver hospital ; 29 deaths occurred in the last week amon,, the inmates. The cost of maintenance is 2s. 6d. per week for each pauper. The chairman read several communications from the poorlaw commissioners, which were in substance that the commissioners could not at present let the board have the assistance of Mr. Hancock, the assistant poor-law commissioner ; in reference to the distressed state of the union, the communication stated that if " subserip' tions for the relief of the poor were collected, they (the commissioners) understood it was the intention of Li-teen:meat to give an equivalent ;" and in reference to the doctor's report, they "earnestly requested the guardians, until more extensive workhouse accommodation could W., niforded, to be guided by the advice of their medical oiliest., and steadily to refuse, howevt r distressing it may be, to their feelings, to admit additional applicants until the number of the inmates is compatible with their health." In consequence of this communication, the board deemsd it their duty not to admit any person, as there were already over 1,000 paupers in the house. A large number of wretched applicahts were, therefore, informed that the board could not afford them dmission.  - TlPrEltAll7. Mr. Serjeant Ilowlsy, the able and excellent assistant-barrister fur Tipperary, was obliged to be furnished with an escort, on proceeding to Cleglieen to open his court yesterday. The military and police are huraued, and shots)tre, to be beard at all hours of day and night. Henry W. Matey, Foci., was chairman of an extraordinary ',salons at Tipperary, on Thursday, when 18,3141. was presented on the barony of Clanwilliam, under Mr. Labouchere's letter. Charles Wilkinson, Esq., of Littleton, Tipperary, has been served with • menacing Rock notice, through the post-effice, demanding employment for every inmate of a cabin, and despite of tho Board of Works regulations, or that murder will be the effect of noncompliance. Mr. Wilkinson is secretary to the relief commits e. _ .  The following are the more serious of the outrages which have occurred in Tipperary during the last few days. There has been besid:s these, however, sheep killed and corn stolen or forcibly carried off : On the morning of Monday, the 29th instant, as Mr. Simon Loughman, a former from Rathdowney, was on his return towards home, about the hour of eight o'clock, he was followed by two men on the hi,h road, about a mile from Roscrea, when they stopped him, and demanded his money. One of the men knocked him down with a stone, when the other took off his waistenst, in which he hid twenty six pounds, in bank •notes, and sixteen shi.lings in silver, with which he ran of One of the robbers, named Jiichael Brien, has been fully i !entitled by Loughman, and is transmitted for trial at the next quarter sessions of Nensgh. The shop of n very industrious and hardworking shoemaker in Roscrea, named John Mooney, was broken open on last night, and several pair of shoes and other articles stolen therefrom.  On the evening of the 29th ult., an John B. Holmes, Esq., Civil Engineer, and Merrick, Esq., were returning front Kilgarvan, in a gig, they were upset, by coming in con'act with some cars on the public road, near Balliaderry. Mr. Holmes repeatedly called to tha carmen to kelp their own side of the road ; however, the fellows did not mind hire. The shafts and springs of the gig were broken, and the gentlemen, of course, thrown out ; Mr. Merrick 's ann wan dislocated by the fell, and Mr. Holmes was struck by one of the party ; however, Mr. Holmes kept the fellows prisoners until he sent a countryman whom he knew to the next police station. As soon as they arrived, he gave up his prisonen to them. .  NENAOII WOILICHOUtIE.—There were 1,236 paupers in Nenagh workhouse on Thursday, and 150 offered themselves for admission. There were 147 in hospital, of whom 69 were ill of fever. . . . .