The Press.
London, England, 1854-09-23 00:00:00

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better conceive than, we could relate the peculiar
feelings of between. Boo and NO persons thus thrown
out into a strange district, in the dark, and at a dis-
tance of twelve miles from their homes. The small
village of Ballinamallard lay before them on their
tonte, distant about four miles, and thither most of
the passengers straggled in groups, as best they
could. We understand Lord Enniskillen took up his
abode in a peasant's house fin- the night, and about
half-past nine o'clock the next morning Lady Ennis-
killen passed through the town from Florence-court,
to quiet her anxieties by a sight of her husband.
When the news reached Ballinamallard, where a
large concourse had assembled in expectation of the
train at the usual hour, a numerous party set out to
render what aid they could; and some jaunting cars
were got ready for the conveyance of the ladies.
Many of our fellow townstneh did riot get home till
six o'clock on Saturday morning, and all seem im-
pressed with a due sense of that providential inter-
position which alone rescued them from one ot the
most fiendish attempts At wholesale massacre that
ever took place in this or any other country pro-
fessing to be Christian. We trust that befdre long
the guilty persons will have been made amenable for
their heartless and crael conduct. We learn that a
number of navvies, who were seen lounging in that
direction, have been arrested on suspicion.
AT a meeting of the committee of :he Downpatrick
Protestant Association, held a few (lays past, the
following reso:ution was unanimously agreed to :

" Resolved,—That the members of the Down Protestant
Association have seen, with great satisfaction, a public,
recognition of the value of our Protestant Constitution
by the Right Hon. ,Bertjamin Disraeli, M.P., in the House
of Commons, on the 3rd of August, 1854 ; and earnestly
hope that one of such transcendent qualities as Mr.
Disraeli, rightly seeing that all other political questions
are of secondary importance campared with the great
Protestant question, will come boldly forward early next
session of Parliament, should God spare him, and
fulfil those hopes 'kWh lit Jete speech his eicited
in the Protestant mind of the country, by himself
bringing forward some measure which , will vindicate
the Protestant Constitution of this country, and prove
that the enduring existence of our Protestant Coustituticn
is consistent, not only with civil and religious liberty, but
is the only guarantee and security we have for its in-
estimable blessings.
" Resolved,—That the Down Protestant Association
desire to express their warm admiration of Mr. Spooner's
untiring exertions in the cause of Protestantism, in en-
deavouring to put an, end to the parliamentary grant to the
College of Maynooth ; and also of the steady and con-
sistent support which
.he has always given in the House
of Commons to Protestant opinions and Protestant
Institutions; and the Down Protestant Association trust
that Almighty God will long spare Mr. Spooner to
continue his exertions in behalf of the Protestant cause,
and that they will ultimately be crowned with triumphant
success."