The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-02 00:00:00

IN BELFAST.

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Man= Tio/BIDAT Niellf.
His Rassileasy arrived is town this mends; at 12,
delete. from the mat of his loot, Lard Dewitt, and
after reeeiviag an addrees at the railway terminus
pomaded to the site seirded for the iaangarstion of
lir statue of the late Bari of Belfast, escorted by a
troop of the god Dragoon Nerds. On arriving at
the pedestal where the statue was placed, his Easel-
luny was rirceivid by the mayor and corporation in
their robes, sod by the swollen of the stats• as.
suttee, and after some preliminaries his Eze•Urecy
preaouseed the inaugural address, which was ass of
great elapses* and power.
At the cooclmion of the serencosial, visits were
paid to the Royal Botanic Gardens aid the Quanta'
College. The new Presbyterian College and the
County Comet-hum) sue also inspected.
. .

The grand banquet, which was given in the Maio-
hall, wee attended by upwards of 200 persons,
amongst whom were the Margo% of Londonderry,
Viso:lust Gough, Lords ROSINDOCIN Montague, Au-
Bosley, and Lomas, Sir Robert Batesem, Sir James
Ears= Tenneat, W. Kirk, Eaq., M.P., R. Devi-
ses, Esq., M.P., James Whiteside, Esq., M.P., J.,
Richardsoo, Esq., M.P., Major-Gement Gough, Wm.
Damao, Req., Wm. Sharman Crawford, Eaq., the
Lord Bishop of Down, the Right Rev. Dr. No-
ok, dte.

After the "Health of her Majesty* bad bees duly
honoured, the "Health of the Emperor of the
French " wee proposed by the Mayor, and received
with overwhelming apples's and waving of hand-
kerchief&

The Freseb Consul, Adam Dufflo, Esq., replied
la a speech of great vigour.
The ►ealth of the Lord Lieutenant was responded
to by his Excellency, who spoke of the prosperity of
Wand, and the advent, which the district around
Belfast had made in eoastsercial prosperity. He
also touched open the threatened American invasion,
and said he was sure that if the Maxims cams
bore as tenders the Antrim and North Down rifles
would give an account of them; but if they earns
here to practise the arts of pew they would be
heartily welcome.
A number of other toasts were given and replied
to, and the proceedings terminated shortly after
midnight.

DUBLIN, Nov. I.
Mr. W. Neilson Hancock, secretary of the Endowed
Schools Commission, has been apposated by the Lord
Chancellor to the °Mos of clerk of the custodies in j
the matter of lunatics, vacant by the remotion of
Richard M'Causland, Esq., to an Indian judgeship.
The Marquis of Clanricezde has been on a visit of '
some days to the Earl of Beemborough, at Beseborough
House, a circumstance to which some choose to give
a political character in connexion with changes is
the cabinet.
Captain John O'Connell, M.P., in a letter to the
Avelnaft's Journal, thus expresses his opinion about
military music proceeding to mesa sad Irish-American
filibustering expeditions:
As ore who her, of course, good opportunities of knowing
the ml feeling of catholka in the militia on the need
gentles of the playing of regimental hands Wan @siding I
marching to places of worship, will yes ponds me es say
that, se farm I can Imre, the neat order pookbAlng tits
prudes her gives, on the whole, great aiteleibellies, « in ,
soy humble jerigmest it might to do. The Saying of an .
seen tee., er even a sational air, before gang to Divine
*mum nets: ',neared to me • very happy expedient for
Wooing • begitirg state of salad on such coca-
deal, and if the practice were meant to imply a
sesitiesity or temporal advantage of one creed over
sacther, it certainly would not be resommended to
we en ;hat anoint. We cabal's net only do not
desire it, but woad readily submit to mask greeter nerd
gees than being deprived of rather than wish • eminof
dissension with cur protestant amarades to remain a
montent limper than it could be done away with is. ever.
Let me add that, with insignigmat inseeptions, there has
beau a remarkable sod moot happy shame of religious
bitterns, now the soldiers of different persuasions in our
Amos ; and my orholie broths, oaollll of every regiment
will, 1 am sure, concur with me in saying that from the
hear we hen had the pleasure of meeting oar COUSUriell
of opposite faith and politics in the mess room, or oa duty,
we have sever known anything but the kiadnt
and most brotherly conduct at their part. I would
respectfully soiree that less attention he paid by the
public to the wild, aqui, and absurd rumours about
mans militia regiments that appear from time to time,
given is all gni faith. I doubt not, but upon moot
tint end often upon totally false information. Irishmen
may be seamed that their countrymen in the militia will be
ne
noted for conduct becoming soldiers who hey are
placed as their brethren of the line, and that military disci-
pline, however strict and personally ineouvenient, will be
se promptly submitted to and observed as in any other
portion of the military face of these anontriee. In conclu-
des, slow me to say that I entirely agree with your
excellent rem irks of last week on the sztrsoraieary rumour
of an Americas isolation. Whatever truth three be in it,
there cut be no doubt whatever of the reception that a band
et lawless adenine's would mein if they dared to ap-
proach air shorn. The militia would make short work
with the Minder e, wen the mad ides radioed.