The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-05 00:00:00

VISIT OF THE ROYAL FAMILY TO
OSBORNE.

Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
aad the royal family, arrived at Portsmouth on Sou-cid-4
afternoon, at 4.4•. i p.m., from London, en route to Os-
borne. On the royal standard being hoisted at Clarence.
yard, royal salutes of 21 guns each were tired by the Vic-
tory, flag-ship; Neptune, 1t0; Blenheim, 80; and Edin-
burgh, 68. Her Majesty, on alighting from the railway
carriage, was received by the Commander-in-Chief, Ad-
miral Sir T. Briggs; the Lientenant.Oovernor, Major-
Oenerel Simpson ; Rear-Admiral Sir W. E. Parry, superin-
tendent of Clarence yard ; Colonel Commandant Menzies,
R.M., aide-decamp to the Queen; Captains Lord A. Fits•
defence, Chad,. Henderson, and Kingcome ; Brigade-
Major Purees, Town-Major Maitland, Mesm. Davies and
Pinborn, of Clem:ix-yard, the flag and staff officers of the
port and garrison, and a guard of honour, furnished by the
Royal Marines, under the emaunand of Lieutenant-Colonel

Horabrook. with the beautiful bead and colours of the divi-
sion. The tide being low her Majesty embarked in the barge of
the Royal yacht, and was rowed in her to the Fairy,
which was lying in the harbour stream, and at • few
minutes past five o'clock she was proceeding out of harbour
followed by the Elfin. The garrison now fired another
salute from the platform battery, after which the Retribu-
tion, steam frigate, at Spithead, and the Spanish steam
frigate, Isabel 11., took up the fire, her Majesty passing
round the latter ship, which was dressed in colours and

=aimed yards, as did also the Eaalish men of war in her-
baria and at Spithead. The run through Spithead was
vsey, delightful, her Majesty being enabled to enjoy the sea-
beam s deck. The royal party landed at Osborne pier at
6.60, sad reached Osborne aisle o'clock.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JOLT 3.
No time has been lost in fixing the period for
tits city of Dublin election. The nomination takes
*pi on Thursday next, and the polling on Setae-
day--a day most unfavourable, by-the-bye, for the
liberal party, as other business must, in a great
many instances, interfere with the attendance of
tradespeople at the polL
If we can credit the reports in the Irish provincial
journals, all the late unpropitious weather has not
produced any very injurious effect on our agricul-
tural prospects.
Tho Tablet states that a preliminary meeting of
the Roman catholic hierarchy of England will
be held at St. Mary's Oscott, on Monday, the first
session of their " National Synod " being fixed for
Wednesday next.
The Cur L Ezansiner suggests the propriety of
having • meeting of the new liberal representa-
tives of Ireland in Cork immediately after the elec-
tions, to lay the basis of future parliamentary ope-
rations.

A new Roman catholic coadjutor bishop is to be
elected by the clergy of Kerry in a few days.
An estate in the county of Clare, belonging to the
Rev. T. B. Brady, was sold to-day in the Incumbered
Estates Court for 20,440 f., being according to one
valuation at the rate of 12 pars, and according to
another at IN years' purchase.
The mansion•housc and demesne of Killymoon,
one of the finest residences in Ireland, has been pur-
chased for 21,0001., by an English gentleman of large
fortune, a client of Messrs. Barrington, Ron, and
Jeffers.

The sum realised by the sale of Mr. Antony St.
Leger 's property yesterday in Cork was 17,246/.
No cue of any interest has yet been tried at the
Irish assizes. The greater number on the calendar
in the county of Leitrim arc of a whiteboy cha-
racter.

A STY.an SHIP ON Flap—Yesterday morning,
about three o'clock, a fire was discovered oa board the
Indus steam- boat, belovging to the Peninsular and Oriental
Company. The vessel was ng its Wigram's dry dock at
Blackwell, and on the Ant alarm every assistance was
rendered to stay the progresl of the flames, but without
effect. In a short time, several brigade engines arrived,
and were set to work ; but the the continued for three hours,
and before the firemen succeeder.' in their efforts, the con.
tents of about 70 feet of the aft part of the vessel were con-
sumed.

Moat. WomAN-Fut‘Gnia.—Th• Vienna Gazette
of the 29th ult. contains the ful owing sentence of the
Vienna court nisrtial : " Catherine Keeled to fifteen
stripes with rode, three weeks' imprisonment, with one fast
a week, fur fleeing offendid h, police by word au.
deed."