The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-23 00:00:00

EMIGRATION SHIPS DIETARY SCALES.

TO TOM ROMA 07 TN! DAILY NOWT.
Szz,-I have just received a letter from my son,
dated off Deal, in which he earnestly entreats me, on the part
of upwards of two hundred sad sixty el his fellow passengers,
to use my best endeavours to make known the ts,
followim
fac with a view, if possible, te call thl
attention of
the proper authorities to the subject. know of ao
better mode to effect this object than through
your widely-circulated and powerful paper. lie
writes : Our AM meal at sea for eleven was
at least half bone, and as hard to cut as a cable.
It wee net only hard and dreadfully mit, but very bad.
Ow el the passengers told me he saw the casks carefully
Onliei mist directly the inspector came on hoard at
theivesend. I myself saw some salt beef or horse quite
green end stinking. A party of six has been served to-day
to apsent and &half of bone with one pound of sinew on
it. 'lle best of the dinner was potatoes and biscuit.
P.— wad sat nothing else. This party are now talking
to the captain, and I have no dots t, if this goes on, we
shall have some desperate work. There are enough muti-
nous fellows on board, who will not quietly submit to this
filthy offal for food, after they have paid full price for pas-
se& mossy. It is a piteoussight to we the poor children,
who throw this stuff out of their plates; and their wretched
mothers, unable to give them anything else except herd
biscuit, which their little teeth are quite unable to masti-
cate."

The
fetter contains much more to the same effect, but I
hue seketed thh portion es the most serious ; and, in one
pus ma Ms ohm It as his opinion, " that if inch putrid
Amish= le allowed to remain on board, there will, no
EMU, be erne horrid fever break out."
O. the reesipt or this letter I sought and obtained
ea Interview with Captain Lean, the government offi-
cer, who inspected the provisions, and who fully and
matisfaitconitemxplsincd, that the very limited power
posesseed the government agents, entirely exone-
rated him responsibility in the matter, his duties
merely being to inspect the provisions pointed out as the
ship's stems, sad not to interfere with anything else they
ms lave at board. He further explained shat the pro-
ven excellent, but that he could not answer for
their being used on this voyage to Australia, and indeed
they might take several voyages, or be twelve or eighteen
months before they were used. Althomh all this may call
for investigation, and possibly be beneUal to the thousands
of emigrants now leaving our shores, my immediate object
is to prevent, if possible, this ship proceeding to sea with
this sickening cargo. God knows the miseries of an mi-
-1 grant ship are sufficiently great, and the perils of the sea,
and the useertelsty of the fate of oar adventurers when far
beyond the side their friends, whose hearts are still aching
trom tisk /left, without Its being aggravated with fears
of ill trashiest ham deficient sad unwholesome food, and
which mho from the grasping and mercenary set of broken
and weft who are daily publishing their " splendid ships"
and " liberal dietary tales" to entrap the unwary.
July,
I em, sir, yours obediently,
n.
A. H. B.

THE POTATO DISEASE.—We the
potato blight has made some sad m the h -
hood of Weymouth, the stalks iti.aaag parte boo -
pletely decayed, mad emitting a gait filliamiaa ode
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IRELAND.

Drams, JULY 22.
ROYAL VISIT TO CORK.

From the following communication, dated from
Cork last evening, and published in Sounders's News
Letter of this morning, it appears highly probable
that the rural squadron is even now at anchor before
the "beautiful city:"
There have been all arts of reports circulated here both
yesterday and to-day relative to the arrival of her Majesty
and the Prince Conisert to visit is, National Exhibition
but as they did met appear to rest upon may very solid
foundation I abstained foss 'Wee them publicity until I
had WSW MAWS to credit thins; sad I think I may now say,
sot only that the Qessis is cawing, but that she will be in
Curk harbour before what I ant wrillag meets the public eye
—or, at all evests, to-merrew. I have Learned that the meth*.
cities received en odlisial intimation to that .011. cl, and that
it is her Majesty's desire to visit the Exhibition in the most
private manner; but I bare also beard this statement eon-
Uadicted. She will, it is said, not mike any entry into
the city, hut will merely come up the river in the Fairy
tender, which always accompanies the Victoria and Albert,
and the other vowels composing the royal squadron, anchor
opposite to the Exhibition building, sad having inspected
it for two or three hours, return to Queenstown and resume
bet tour. It Lis been ale stated here that her Majesty
would visit Killarney, and go to the metropolis by railway ;
but I believe this statement to have no foundation.

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The Cork Examiner of yesterday has no positive
information on the subject, but states that her Ma-
jesty was expected to arrive either last evening orl
this morning.
Active prep.trations ars already on foot for the
great Industrial Exhibition, to be held in Dublin in
18.13, and it has been announced that the building,
for which Mr. Dorgan has so munificently advanced
20,000/., will be commenced in the course of the
ensuing month. The opening of the exhibition has
been fixed for the first week of May, 1833, and cir-
culars. signed by Mr. C. P. Roney, the secretary,
Dave been addressed to every exhibitor whose name
appears in the official catalogue of the Exhibition of
Isal, and to the Mayors of every city, town, and
borough in the Lotted Kingdom, inviting their,
attention to the subject, and soliciting their co-

ILUIVEST

•The crops in all parts of

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county Armagh are rich in promise. ;similar reports are
givvn in the total journals throughout all parts of Inland.
In wmr di.tant counties in Connaught • partial rumour of
potato blight prevailed ; but it was in isolated districts. The
recent Ousel." storms have here attended with a few dims-
Moos results in some parts of Ireland. In this county they
puk al over .III:glat oczaeselaing any very serious damage.—
lati r l;A:ette.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'I3—TnoteDAT.

A very thin attendance, and the betting, which waa ex-
tremely dull, remarkable only for the appearance of Sur.
pro, h... on tjke wreath of some heavy investments at
the sperms; house., rose to 11 to 1 for the Goodwood
sta.. V.. have but a short return to submit.

010UWUUD I7AYIL

10 to I mit Mr. l'Aso.resti.olcot (I and sit oft
llto 1 Mr. Illsorsieo Swoon and alt of)
17 to 1 Mr. Etwalrlsiesboasor (t sod all oir)
1: 1. 1 Mr. T. Pares Woodbmpp it aid EX of)
13 to I Mr. WillissfsClblefJusdos
II to 1 of Nimarreilemilida
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;to i (t so to t)
21. to I Waterlog
GOODITIVrCek,

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The room will be opened on Saturday foe settling on the
Rumford and Nottingham events, and comparing ea Good-
wood.

AIILNODON ItACEB.—Tn URSDAT.

ASIXODurI STARES, of 6 sore. each, and 25 added, for
3.yr-olds and upwards. the winner to be sold fer 200 son.,
Ike. Heats, &Maiden coarse, starting at the distance.
(3 babe.)
Mr. 0. linne's Liberty, 3 yrs, Ist 71b (Sabin) l 1
Mt. Etorsh'• lreemadots. 4 ps, Sot 11b (Vella: dr
Kr. Dorms' Mr. TooM,S ) re, est 131 b ....... ....(0 Vt•lom 3 itr
Betting : 6 to 4on Lilnrty, who won the lint t by
half a length, and walked over for the second.
Buitusitian STALL* of 10 son. each, h ft, and 6 only if
&Kim. d, with 50 sots. added ; the second to save his stake.
Two miles. (14 subs., 4 declared.)
Cap at. Kiss'. Lank' Goons, 1 yrs. 7s. 12Th (1.1sob) 1
Mr. Man'. DiAgenuko, 7 yro, Tot (Hrolmaa(
Mr. 3. ortverS Carlorult, 3 yr,. lot ew .... -' 3
Betting :3to 1 on Little George. Won in a canter by
20 lengths.
OLD BZILKAIIISZ Bret STAKES of 5 son. each, and 23
added, winner to be sold for 160 son., &c., two miles
(3 subs.), were won in a canter by Mr. T. Steven's Vesta,
aged, lust (Mr. Elwes), beating -Mr. Enmity's Christians,
6 yrs, llst Lib ck), Mr. Etwall's Kai bt of the Thistle,
4 yn, 10st 910 (Yates),a and Mr. Drewe's , lOst 41b
(Captain Scab. I).
LADLIA. PLATS of 20 son., added to a sweepstakes of 3
son. each, Abingdon Course,6subs.,wu not run out w hen the
train left. The first heat was won by Mr. Greenwood's
Tenbury Lase. aged (501.), 84 71b (Holland), beating In-
amble, Thrush, and four others.