The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-06 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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The fallowing brief note of the banquet gives it
Belfast, last night, to John Bright, Eel., M.P., was
written in the early part of the proceedings, and bee
been received here by express from the special re-
porter of the hymen :
BSUAIT, lIONDLT ETIKIIIIOWhiIIt I write the
liberals of Belfast are entertaining, at • grand public
dieser, Mr. Jobe Bright, the distinguished member for
Manchester, for the purpose of mucking their respect for his
high public character, and their appreciation of the many
valuable sad hopertant services he ha' rendered during hie
political eerier to the great muse of reform, as well u for his
eloquentadvemey and untiring support of the principles of
free trade. The handsome and spicious building known as
the Music Hall, which was selected on amount of its
extent sad general suitability for the purpose of the
entertainment, is decorated in the must tasteful and ap-
peepriate style, and brilliantly lightcg fur the occasion.
The company, which numbers upwards of two hundred
and fifty gaminess, comprises the leading liberal gentry,
numeliants, and professional menof the city and its vicinity,
whom public spirit and !eel in the liberal mum prompted
them to seise the opportunity presented by the visit of their
respected guest to their city a short time since, to invite Um
to the splendid entertainment which is now proceeding in
the most gratifying and successful manner. The chair is
filled by Mr. It. Grimahaw, D.L., to his right sits the guest
of the evening. Mr. Bright, M.P., Mr. W. Kirk, M.l'., Mr.
Oraystone, J.P., Mr. D. Lintimy,,/.1'., Messrs. A. Mitchell,
J. Mitchell, James Bonner, &e. To the left—Messrs. W.
Sharman Crawford, J. Grinishaw, J.P., Dr.Patriek,W. J C.
Allen, J.P. ; John H. Quinn, J.l'. ; William Dunville, &c
following are the toasts :—. The Queen, the Prince of
Wales, l'riuce Albert." " The Lord Lieutenant and
Prosperity to Ireland." "The people." . The health of
Mr. John Bright, M.P." "Free trade." "The health of
Mr. William Sharsnaa Crawford." . Natimal educa-
tion." . Vote by baLot and el. chiral independence."
"The speedy and equitable adjustment of the laws between
landlord sod tenant." "Civil end religions liberty."
. The Press," &e. The assembly has been addressed h
the chairman, Mr. John Sinclair, Mr. Bright, Mr. Joseph
Magill, Mr. W. S. Crawford, Mr. Wm. Kirk, M.P. ; Mr.
Arthur Close, Mr. Oraystone, J.P. ; Mr. J. H. Quinn,
J.P.; Mr. Finlay, &c.
Mr. Wyndham Goold, M.P., has, in a letter to the
Ernainy Mull, combatted the case put forward by the
Earl of Mayo in favour of Blacksod Bay as a western
packet station. He says:
Al every one interested in the subject knows, • govern-
ment commission, with Lord Granville at its head, sat last
year in London, and went into the general questini of the
eligibility of the western harbours for the purposes of a
Transatlantic packet station. Having gone into a great
deal of evidence, and examined • vast number of witnesses,
they reported that the Shannon and Galway Bay were the
two meet eligible posts on the western coast of Ireland ; but
by a very violent non sequitur they unanimously came to
the conclusion that the American steamers should start from
Liverpool, and call at Holyhead as a western port. As,
however, they had left the question of the comparative me-
rits of Galway and the Shannon undecided, it was sug-
gested to Lord Derby to send a commission of nautical
men to see these two ports with their own eyes, and to
decide the point of relative capability to which the entitle*
had been narrowed by the former commission. The report
of these tommissionm has just been published, and it ap-
pears that they have derided for the Shannon in preference
to Galway, and, what is most important, that one of the
three commissioners is in favour of a western packet station.
Now, how stands the question ? This time last year there
was an unanimous report against any western station ; at
this moment we have one out of three C011102411i0001.9 advo-
cating a western port, and these three 41111111111303 in favour
of the Shannon. Now, under these circumstances, I would
put it to Lord Mayo, whether it would be wise or prudent
to mar the steady advance of this important question,
by starting a new port at this stage of the discus-
sion. But, in point of fact, what are the merits of
Blacksod Bay? Lord Mayo riys that ho was greatly
struck by its extent and safety—that it has " plenty of
tacking ream" and " anchoring ground to the extent of SO
square miles." Thin may be very true, and very dab,
able for sailing vessels, but steamers, I apprew.aa, could lie
as safely and am quietly in sheltered harbours of leer nag•
nifteent dimensions. Again, what provislon ia these for
coaling ? For I presume the Blaelti,od steamers could
scarcely use black turf in their ocean navigation. Lord
Mayo also very telly poiats oat the tots! absence of railway
1-..'vw this.—"rmu;rcolvomf litchi:aeon': i-;
communication with the north.weste• .. .• .
I h.ti-tt I am at a loss to mace! voi
uott of bv.....liar a packet station. I suppose it would
require 100 miles of railway to connect it with Mullinpr,
and that through a non unpromising country.
Mr. John Gray, of Kingstown, who belonged to
the staff of the late eminent engineer, Mr. Nimmo,
bears testimony to the opinion of that distinguished
man in favour of Blacksod Bay.
The following statement, without date, appears is
the .Beeteing Mail:—
We have heard from a source which we deem faith-
worthy, that forty men of a regiment quartered in • mid-
land county, having read the amount of the murder of the
soldier of the 31st by certain—as yet unknown—members
of the . liberal party !" resolved, on deliberation, to quit,
the church whose teaching led tosueh a catastrophe. Having
formed this resolution, they sent a deputation to theta
colonel to request that be would alter the registration of
their religion from Homan esthetic to protestant. The
gallant officer having ascertained the cause of tble allwria•
tion, advised them to deliberate more maturelylllll the si►
ject before they took any final step in the. To
this suggestion they yielded, but after some days informed
him that their determination was to join the protestant
church, into which they were received.

At the annual dinner of the farming society on
Lord Erne's Fermanagh estates, his lordship ad-
dressed his tenantry in the following speech;
His loraship said—My friends, I cannot proceed to enter
upon the business of our annual farming meeting, without
expressing a hope that wears unanimous in heartfelt thank-
! fulness to the Giver of all good for having granted such a
beautiful harvest, and glorious weather for saving it. It is
our duty, as I trust it is our delight, to feel and express
ourselves growthl for the very many blessings we enjoy,
mid as I sympathised with you in your past trials, so I now
rejoice with you in your brighter prospects. My friends,
there is an old and true saying, that " Christmas comes
but once a year, and when it tomes it brings good cheer."
Now 1 say beptembee comes bat once • year, sad when it
tomes it brings me cheer and I hops you can echo the
sentiment—it cheers me, because it brings round the time
for viewing the farms of those of my tenants who are
competing for my premium and who are anxious to adopt
the best system of farming ; sad it now more particularly
cheers me, for I am enabled to tell you that at last, after
upwards of thirteen years of hard toil, and expen-
diture of money on my part of giving premiums, I see many
mom competing this year than in former years, and a
more general improvement throughout the estate. The
little seed about which I have so often spoken has been
more generally sown, I am glad to say, and brings forth
fruit among the great majority of my tenantry; but I am
sorry to find too many yet who forget the advice, or are
to& idle to follow it. I wish yea would inquire from your
industrious neighbours whether they approve of this seed of
isumstry ; ask them if it does not bring happiness, content-
ment and make everything flourish upon their farms. lie
sauced all that We country requires is, that its inhabitants
should become industrious. Providence has blessed us with
a most fertile soil, a good climate, and, in fact, everything
that we could desire; bet many, I am sorry to soy, Ratan
that little seed, which is more valuable than the gold of
California. Now. I would entreat of my slow friend, to think
seriously upon this subject, and to determine from this day
forwud to sow and cultivate it ; if you do so, and will apply
to my aviculturist for advice, and then act up to it, I will
stake my existence that, with clod's blessing, all will go well
with you, sad you will have peace and contentment in your
families, and your barns well stored. There am some other
matters to which I wish to call your attentkot, sad which I
think of great importance at this moment. You are I sup-
pose, aware that Engle, as it is supposed, has decided at
the last election that we are to have no more protection,
and that free trade, I fear, is to he the order of the day for
the future, and we must all hope it will be for the barn.
Now, my friendr, there come@ the question, what had we
farmers totter do? My advice to you is to turn your
thoughts to making butter and feeding young stock. Then
you may ask me what is the best way of doing this ? And
I go back to the old story—sow the little seed, and
cultivate it in the education of your families. Thee
clear your lands and free them from weeds; for, depend
upon it, they will not make either good butter nor rear
good calves • and, in order to get your lands clear and
free from weeds, you should sow green crepe ; but do not
think that merely sowing green crops will kill the weeds.
You must, during the time the crops are growing, care•
folly pull up the weeds twenty times over if necessary. Of
course, you will, before the awing time comes, and indeed
at once, without delay, dig or plough up your land, by
which means the snow will assist in killing the weeds, and
will pulverise the land, which will then be ready for you
to work aga u in spring ; but recollect to treat the family
weeds as bitter enemies, and allow none to grow throng
your crops. The next thing is to lay down the green crop
Meld with grass seed and clover; by these means yen will
assuredly cauquer the weeds. A friend of mine said to me
the other day, " Lord Erne, I am aware that you give pre-
miums to your tenants for the good cultivation of their
farms I was therefore anxious to see what progress
they had made and I certainly never saw finer crops (here
he paused) of weeds and rushes." Now, was this a plea-
sant thing for me to hear after upwards of thirteen years
of anxious struggle, trying to make farmers of all my
tenants ? Do but recollect, that land cannot produce both
weeds and good crops, so decide upon which of the two you
prefer. I now come to the next consideration, that of
dairies—they are not what they ought to be on the estate,
and in order to encourage the tenants to have better dairies,
I will give preiniumson the different estates to those tenants
who will build good dairies, for it is essential that they
should be clean, well ventilated, in order that you may
get first prise. A butter merchant of this town told me the
other day that there is no better butter made in Ireland
than what is generally made here, but that a good deal of
butter corning to this market I. smoked and full
of hairs, which, of course, would be the cause of lose of
character to the merchant. Now, you all know that those
d Orin, and milk not properly strained, will produce these
detect" complaintil of. Now, I du hope that you will all
pay attention to these matters, however small in them-
Pelves, and that those who have reaped the benefit of fol-
lowing tho improved system of farming, will assist me in the
I good work, end advise their neighbours, explaining to them

the great advantage of the system ; by their co-operation I
mill hope to see the whole estate eultivsted as farms should
be cultivated. I trust you will set to work with resolution ;
bring up your families industriously, and the Lord will
bless your endeavours.

THE CHURCH.
CLERICAL APPOtNTNENTE.

Meese of Derry—The Rev. John It. Brougham, to the
mussy of Cappagh, oonoty of Tyrone ; patron, the Rector.
Dionne of Down—The Rev. Adam Cuppmge. to the
irn-
propriate ears of Newtownards, county of Down ; patron,
the Incumbent._ _

of iCildase—Tbe Rev. John Tottenhani, to the
rectory of BaHyrax, county of Kildare ; patron, the Crown.
Diocese of Leighlin—The Rev. J. S. Hickey, to the curacy
of Orangesilva, county of Kilkenny ; patron, the Hector.
The Rev. Wheeler, to the curacy of Clonenagh, Queen's
County ; patron, the Rector.
Diocese of Cork—The Rev. Alezander Berm Hillowell,
to the rectory of Templetrine, county of Cork ; p aeons, the
Kearney Family. The Rev. James Fiche, rector of Durrus,
to the rural deanery ; patron, the Lord Bishop. The tier.
Richard Hayes to the curacy of Skull, county of Cork ;
patron. the Rector.
Diocese of Cloyne—The Rev. James Stevenson, to the
curacy of Churchtown, county of Cork ; patron, the hector.
The gee. Richard Hussey Loune to the curacy of Youghal,
county of Cork; patron, the Rector.
Diocese of Ross—The Rev. Charles Donovan, rector of
K lima:abet', to the rural deanery ; patrr.n, the Lord Bishop.
Diocese of Limerick—The Rev. W. Bailey, to the curacy
of Croats, county of Limerick; patron, the Rector.
Diocese of Killala—The her. Wan. LeJliy, A.M., to the
Archdeaconry ; patron, the Lord Bishop.