The Press.
London, England, 1858-11-06 00:00:00

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MARRIAGE OF THE LORD LIEUTENANT.
His Excellency the Earl of Eglintoun and Wintou
was married on Wednesday, at half-past three o'clock,
to Lady Adele Caoel, by special licence, at the Vice-
regal Lodge. The Countess of Eglintoun arrived on
Tuesday night at Kingstown, from Holyhead, accom-
panied by her father, the Earl of Essex, and her
brother, the Hon. Reginald Capel, and proceeded to
the Royal Hotel, where they remained fulfil twelve
o'clock, when they took their departure for the Vice-
regal Lodge in one of his excellency's carriages,
drawn by four horses, with outriders, and arrived at
their destination shortly after one o'clock. The
marriage ceremony, which was strictly private, was
celebrated by the Venerable Arebdeacon &mid,
assisted by the Very Rev. the Dean of the Chapel
Royal. The noble bride and bridegroom remain at
the Viceregal Leige. The Evening Mail of Wednes•
day says :—" The marriage of his Excellency the
Lord Lieutenant with the Lady Atkin Capel was cele-
brated this afternoon at the Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix:
park. This event has come, in some sort, as a
surprise upon the public mind, fur seldom was secret
of the kind better kept ; but it will not the less
gratify society in every class in Ireland Wnatever
can contribute to the happiness of the genial and
truebearted nobleman who represents ber Modest!
In this country will be pleasing to his friends, among
wham are numbered all who have in any way been
brought into contact with him ; and enemies he has.
none. In the completion of Lord Egli niouns
domestic circle, which is this day accomplished, the
citizens of Dublin have a peculiar interest, and"
have no doubt that they will with one voice and mind
join in hearty wishes for long life and happiness to
his excellency and his noble bride. As the honey-
moon is to be kept at the Viceregal Lodge, the aides-
de-orimp and other otfloery of the houvehold have rt.-
calved leave of absence."

Da. CULLEN, WhO IS at present in Borne, win,
'lowan g w the Freensan'd Aimal, there Wove
"s °oedipal'. hot,"

THE DONEGAL ASSASSINS have fortunately failed in
their diabolical attempt. The Rev. Mr. Nixon is
going on favourably, notwithstanding the dangerous
ere of the wound inflicted upon him by his
nature
assailants. There was to be a meeting of
the magistrates of Donegal on Saturday at Letter-
kenny in reference to the attempt.
As latsli LANDLORD'S POSITION is shown in an
address of the Earl of Erne to his tenantry in the
county of Donegal, desctibing his anxiety for their
improvement of the land. " They were all," he
"no doubt greatly frightened at receiving
notices to quit; but he thought, and no doubt so did
they, that they were more frightened than hurt. The
fact was he had served all his tenants, rich and poor,
alike—no exceptions were mate. He was sure,
therefore, none of them thought it was through any
wish to treat them badly. The reason was, as per-
haps they were all aware, that last year he said he
could add five per cent. to the rent of the non-
improving tenants, as a set-off for the five per cent.
be deducted off improving tenants. He had flat-
tered, oribed, and given premiums; but, he was
sorry to say it, in a number of cases he had failed to
stir up his tenants to a due regard for their own
interests. Since he became connected with the
estate he had returned to the tenants for premiums,
drainage, agriculturist's salary, dtc. a sum of 5,0002.,
and it was no wonder that he should feel vexed that
up to the present time some of them had never so
much as won a premium. What would the public
say of him, who had been offering these premiums,
when they looked at the state of some of the houses
on the estate? He wished to make such parties pay
at least five per cent, more rent. It would be a tine
for their negligence. If they obtained good tickets
in the meantime, however, the fine would not he
enforced. This plan he would try for five years.
After that, if parties would not improve their farms,
they must go off the estate. This was the nearest
approach he could make to forcing the tenants to
improve their condition. It was to enable him to
make suitable arrangements in this respect that he
had served them with notices to quit. He also
intended, in all leases that should be:granted, to have
clauses inserted enforcing the provision of a law,
which he was not sure was yet passed, for securing
proper houses for their cottier tenantry, as it was too
much the practice among the farmers of sheltering
this deserving class of people in wretched tenements.
He had also found, in looking over the estate, that
some of the holdings paid too much and others too
little. Those he had endeavoured to regulate, and
place all on a fair and equal footing, so far as prac-
hcable. Besides, if any of the tenants expended more
than five per cent. for draining, vkc., the amount
would be placed to their credit, so that he hoped
eventually none of them would be much the worse of
the notices to quit be had served upon them. If so,
the fault would be their own."

RIBBON SOCIETIES are denounced by the Nation,
breause they give the Government an excuse to
oppress the people," &c. Mr. Smith O'Brien also
an! ec, saying he has never belonged to a secret
society.