The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-23 00:00:00

YOUNG IRELANDISM IN THE DUBLIN
CORPORATION.

The approaching visit of the Channel fleet hits
raised a norm in the Dublin corporation. At the adjourned
meeting on Monday Alderman Hudson moved the adoption
d en address to be presented to the admiral and officers,
which had been drawo up by the committee. He regretted
that the corporation had no funds available for public ban-
quets, but they had private funds, which he was oatisfied
would be expended freely ingivieg a suitable reception to the
fleet The motion having been seconded by Alderman Mackey,
Mr. A. M. Sullivan, proprietor arid editor of the Nation,
moved an amendment, in • speech of considerable length. In
the report, he said, the committee hod shirked the ques-
tion of subscription an a manner that would disgust the
admiral, and if he had anything of the spirit that ems at.
tributed to him he would not accept the invitation. The
address was rather a windy compliment to en admiral, who
ee enough. Nothing could be more nauseous or
flatulent. There was no man in the committee of the whole
house who stood up there to say, "There is 100/. towards
the entertainment of the officers of the Channel fleet." He
denounced the report as one of the meanest Motormen
el evasion he had ever met. He denied that the visit
el the fleet was calculated to awaken recollections of
the glories of the peat What glories! When did any
British fleet come to Dublin Bay except for invasion?
When the address spoke of the British fleet aiding every
tyrant-trampled country and the oppressed of every clime,
he could understand it if it referred to Britain, the people
of which weary were justly proud of the traditions and
memories associated with the Beet. But Irishmen, as
such, could hold no such language to the British fleet.
When in memorable hours of agony Ireland lay
panting and prostrate io the gripe of famine, and
this British government was asked for transports to
bring food to these shores to our starving coun-
trymen, that government, boasting the finest fleet in the
world, would not deign to led this famine-stricken nation
two ships out of its great navy to do this work of mercy.
No ; let it be told that this British Beet lay with its guns
'hotted for duty, it may be, but had not a deck on which to
lay food for the dying. But there was a government who
beard the wail of linked and came to help. That was the
government of free America, who stripped its war ships
of their armament and seat to these shores the produce
of American soil. He could understand the Irish people
welcoming to their shores such a fleet, but the people of
Dublin had **right to use this language to the Channel
Beet. Mr. Sullivan then allueed to the Italian war, and
said that the British fleet had been sent out on a malignant
mission of disturbance, " to encourage disorder among un-
grateful rebels, and set the south of Europe in a flame, in
order that British interests and British bigotry might be
preserved." This burst of loyalty to the Pope was received
with loud applause in the gallery. Alderman Boned'
called the speaker to order for using seditious language.
Mr. Martin replied, and said the address was drawn up for
loyal men ; they did not want to meet the views of dis-
loyal mess. Mr. Sullivan's speech, he said, proved that this
was the freest country in the world, for in no other country
would • man be permitted to utter such sentiments. On
a division the address was carried by au overwhelming
majority, only four members having voted against it. This
terminated the proceedings.

ORDINATION.—At a General Ordination, holden
in the Cathedral Church of Norwich on Sunday last, the
following gentlemen were admitted into holy order' :
Deacons—George Downing DOWIi, B, A., St. Catharioe's
College, Cambridge; George Arthur Edwin Kempen,
8.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge ; Jobe Smith Owe.
8.A., Trinity College, üblin ; James Salwood Timm,
R A., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Priset—Joke
Sewell Blake, 8.A., Corpus Christi Calais, OunbOde"
CITY SEWERS Comm:4mm —The Commissioners
held their weekly meeting at Guildhall yesterday,
under the presidency of Mr. Deputy De Jersey. Dr.
Letheby, the medical officer, presented his report, from
which it appeared that 271 houses had been inspected dories
the week, and 59 places were submitted as requiring um-
tory improvement. The markets and slaughter-Immeshed
been duly inspected, and the officers had condemned 1,0971b5.
of meat as unfit for human food, which consisted of
3 pigs, 10 sheep, and nine quarters of beef—Mite. were
diseased, and 314 lhe. were from animals that bad died from
natural muses. Sixty births and 52 deaths were registered
during the week. The mortality returns were above
the average (44) for the correspoodiog period of the last
levee years. Sixteen of the deaths were among children
of lens than five years of age, and nice were among
old pumas of 60 acid upwards. The chief causes of death
were a. follows : pbtbisis, 9 ; pneumonia. 1 ; bronchitis, 2 ;
'mesenteric diocese, 8 ; continued fever, 3 ; small poi, 1 ;
whooping cough, 1 ; and diarrhcea, 2—making together
17 deaths from tubercular diseases, 3 from inflammatory
affections of the lungs, and only 6 from diseases of a
oymetio clan. Dr. Letheby also reported that the illumr
sating power of the ass supplied to the city had been good
during the week. The mean illuminating power of the
City Company's gas had been equal to 15.64 standard sperm
candles ; that of the Chartered, 12.21; sod that of the
Great Central, 13.46. The chemical quality of the gee had
also improved, for the mean proportioo of sulphur during
the week had been 19.5 Knipe to the 101.1 cubic feet of the
City gas ; 18.6 of the Chartered ; aod 20.1 of the t;teat
Central. The average preesure of the gas in each ease wee
over one inch of water.
THE LATE ADMIRAL WASHINOTON.—The funeral
of the late Rear-Admiral Washington, F.R.S., the hydro-
' grapher of the Admiralty, who died at Havre on the 16th
inst., took place at the protestant cemetery of St. Marie ea
Saturday, with every demoostrition of respect on the pert
of the French authorities at Havre. The gallant officer
I was so well known and respected that immediately after
i his death all the bride of departments, civil, naval, sod
military wrote to the widow requesting that they might be
allowed to attend the funeral. The captain and six seamen
of an English ship liiog at Havre requested permission to
carry the deceased admiral's remains to the grave. Both
requests were, of course, acceded to, and the crew of the
imperial yacht Jerome Napoleon sent 40 of their minas
and aliens to form part of the fuueral curlew, which com-
prised 40 merinos. All the French dignitaries who at-
leaded, and Captain Fiore, the navel aide-de-camp to the
English Embassy at Pans, were in full official drew, and the
street. were throogel with spectators. The only English
naval officer present besides Captain Hare wee Lieutenant
E. W. Brooker, R.N., H., who went over from South.
=pea?, and accompanied the relatives of the gallant officer.
On arriving at the cemetery the French authorities rear
fully retired to a distance from the grave, while the funeral
obsequies were performed in the immediate presence of the
relatives and Eogluih friends. The respeet show. by the
French to Admiral Washington's memory was a source of
great gratification to the widow.