The Press.
London, England, 1853-05-14 00:00:00

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THE 61:HAT INHUMTMAI. EXHIBITION
opened on 'Thursday with vast pomp and ceremony.
His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant represented
shy on the °erasion; the Knights of tit. Patrick
walked in procession and their robes of state for the
first time since the memorable visit of George IV.
to Inland. More than 15,01)0 persons were present,
amongst whom were most of the leading nobility and
gentry of Ireland. An amalgamated choir, consisting
nt* nearly 1,000 performers, executed a choice selec-
tion of musk, us a part of the opening ceremony, and
the whole is said to have been conducted to the ut-
most satisfaction. The weather was most UMW.,
and a large number of the Dublin shops were closed
in honour of the occasion. The Lord Lieutenant,
during the proceedings, knighted 'Benson, the
architect, and expressed his regret that Mr. I
whose paniotie conduct he warmly applauded, bad
declined the highest honour which it was in his
power to bestow. The Exhibitionlnlay indeed be
said to OW(' 115 001111 to the patriotic exertions of that
gentleman. Mr. Deegan, whose opulence is the result
of his trim honourable industry, determined. early
last year, to endeavour to organise an Exhibition for
Ireland, somewhat of the diameter of that which
assembled the world in Hyde-park. But. instead of
asking subseriptiens to carry out the pin, he resolved
to be himself the single subscriber, and to o:tfer to
defray the costs and charges of rearing an edifice to
which the contributions of Ireland and of the world
might be invited. Finding that his project met with

acceptation from a few individuals whose patriotic
spirit and knowledge of business were akin to his
own, he immediately placed the sum of 10,000/. in
their hands, for the purpose of starting the under-
taking—a sum which he speedily doubled. The
building rose, and the demands upon his purse rose
with it; and something like 140,000/. has already been
expended by this gentleman, whose entire outlay in
connection with the edifice will probably but slightly
tall short of the sum of 109,000/. Mr. Dargan lies
consented to make this ellornions expenditure front
his confidence in the success of his project, and is
content to rely tOr ultimate remuneration upon the
receipts of the Exhibition.
one of the Royal Commissioners of the limit Ex-
hibition in London, C. W. Mkt., Esq., arrived in
Dublin on Wednesday, anti visited the building, pre-
paratory to the issuing of a royal commission, such as
lies been deputed to the American Exhibition, under
the direction of the Earl of Ellesmere, to visit the
Irish Exhibition, to examine end report Upon it.
The most extraordinary express ever carried be-
tween London and Dublin was brought over on Wed-
nesday by Mr. C. P. Roney, on the occasion of a
special train being put in requisition for the convey-
Ace of those of the nobility and gentry who were to
be present at the opening of the Exhibition. The
train left Euston station at m. 35 a.m., and passed
Rugby (S:1 miles) at 10.37 A.M., Chester (178 miles)
11l p.m.; arrived at Holyhead (2113 miles) at 3.11
p.m., and reached Kingstown at 7.3 p.m. Deducting
stopVage of thirteen minutes at Chester, the distance
between London and Holyhead ww: accomplished in
six hours and thirty-six minutes, and between Lou-
don and Kingstown in ten hums and fifty-four
minutes.
The Lord Primate of Ireland will pay his annual
visit to London at the latter end of the present
month.
James Nangle, Esq., sessional solicitor for Cork,
has been appointed to the clerkship of the Crown for
he Queen's Bench, vacant by the death of the late
Pierce Maltony,
lln the morning of the sth inst. an explosion took
place of one of the boilers in the extensive premises
of the York-street Flax Spinning' Company in Belfast,
when two boys were killed on the spot, and five others
seriously injured.

Fain ant

AN Arrynarr Errowr 111oNEv front the Chan-
cellor of the 'Exchequer was made on 'hienlay even-
ing by one W. Wilson, a commercial traveller, of '24
Belvidere-unul, ibtolstone, it appears,
after voting in the. division at the litinse of Commons,
proeettiltnl about eleven aclowk to the Covent-gttrilen,
Opera, whence be was returning am taint to Pall-mall,
when ho was addressed by no millnittnate reunite,
ho begged him to listen to her story. Still walking
oil, the Chancellor of tlw Kxclanitter with his wonted
benevolence 'owe his nttention to the woman's ap-
peal, when, appearing suddenly to perceive the ap-
proach of some person. she expressed great appre-
hension, and clung to Mr. tilaolstotte's arm for pro-
tection. The man in question proved to lie the pri-
soner, whose subsequent c!outittut was thus detailed by
the right ham. gentlenum tit the 31arlbonottglt-street
'wince-office :
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email not understand. 'won wine!' the girl expressed alarm, took
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lodise, and the prisoner then ouldreastot 11,11110. 10111 Mull Ile
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n‘er votive part.. With them. threats he 1110141011 statement.'
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liar, and used, ono,. than once, the e‘pres-ion that he should
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iu
1.11111.110tt1 the pollee. Ile then said lie 444411141110 1.111110111011 if
t would
aIIOW 10111 to write itte letter. hid' I answered, 'Sir. tio exitetly
as you please; repeating my former words, that I would neither
aim hint II sixpence nor a situation. MI this, with more of si•
lunar matter, ma. repeated again awl again for some 01110, while
I 1,14.4 I% diking on in the hope of :swing a roliee-eonstable.
MAW ul, 4.011,1 1:111t. until. having tried neg.-tit-street, I (suite into
14aeivilie-mtreet. Where I tri whom I
used .1 my tle.orc to 110 lit of 1110 11: iSlllll'l% The constahlentivostli
ma wuu w the 5001114,11 with the 110,0111.1.• 1 ells uptoil the advice ;
awl on Inv now to the station the prisoner spill I 11101 better itl.•
Ce to *hitt Ile Lod 011.1•11,1, for 111% own Katie. I told him tilt
qtly itet of mine I hail tut wish to eistio•al and that he was not
j,tstititoi ill imputing to toe the intention on 44111,11 he listi
(slimiest Id.. int..iitinti 11101, 11.00; 1111011 Illy oath. I
solemnly deny."
I lot meeting the constable, the pri,oner at first
wanted to give Mr. tilallstoone into custody for en-
ticing a female acquaintance of away. and at the
station-house mottle a written statement, (littering in
no important particttlar from that gi'ten by the com-