The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-28 00:00:00

THE CHANNEL FLEET IN DUBLIN BAY.

About the break of day of Saturday morning the
vessels comprising the Channel fleet ware descried about
five miles to the northward of the Kish lightship, being
then under steam and canvas. They then tacked to the
southward, bore down towards Dalkey !shoed, where they
again tacked and sewed direst fee the Mas-of-War.reads,
easemorth-east ef Kingstown Harbour. At 7 mm. preebisly
the &whore were dropped about ens mile from the shore
A salute of thirteen gem woe fired from on board her Ma-
jesty's ship Ajax, • mama war belonging to the station.
The salute was returned by the Edgar (flagship) and the
Black Prince. The fleet took up pommies is doable lino,
the Edgar beadle( the inshore hoe and the Black Prince
the mashers. They steered across Clumnel slowly at five
knots en hour, first sighting the Bay of Dublin at 5 a.m.
Crowds of spectators soon collected at the piece and
whams, and • somber of mull steamers at cam cow.
mewed plying to and from the Beet, emery thousands el the
inhabibuita of Dublin mining down to Kiagetown by the
railway, and several simmers. The vowels of the fleet were
at once thrown opeu for public inspection, lame mambas
availing themselves of the privilege. About 10 oclock min.
the admiral began to memo deputatime. The Lad
Mayor, in hie capacity of chairman of the Com-
mittee of (Ulmer, invited the admiral and the
oeleen to • banquet, to be given in the Mansion-
home this (Woodsy) evesiag. At Bray, a fashiosable
court waterlog-plane, adjacent to Kieptown • webeeription
list has beam opened far the purpose of 41fering several
prime, to be competed for by the crews of the fleet in the
men-of-war's boata, the races to take place early in the
waning week.
The. Liverpool remained it. the dock In the Kersey. She
is moored with the view of watching Mr. Laird's itoodada,
aad the Trincolo Wader has left the fleet for Plymouth.
The vessels at Dublin are the Black Prince, Emerald, War-
rior, Royal Oak, Balser, Defence, and Resistance. The fleet
is to remain till Thursday, perhaps longer. The lord.
Lieuteoant ia expected to attend the ball me Tuesday
evening.

A StAM•leeLeTren.—The following letter, which
been received by hie worship the Mayor, is worthy of pub-
lication, from the simplieith el feeliog mid earnestness of pur-
pose 'minced is it :—" N.M.& Royal Oak, River Marsay,
Thursday monies, 24th September, 1863. Honoured Sir,
With feelings of respect and gratitude, permit me. on behalf
of myself sod my fellow shipmates, to offer our Metiers and
heartfelt thanks for the very kind and cordial reception your
worship. the members of the corporation, and the ammo.
dove and the members of the Royal Money Yacht Club have
afforded us, the blue jackets of the Royal Oak. and believe
me, should it please God ever to put us to the teat, that the
people of Liverpool, sad your worship in particular, will
Boa, that though we poetess rough exteriors, that we are
capable of the forbade of gratitude se the more polished
leadmisee. Praying that the all-powerful head of a good
and mighty God may prosper your worship and the corpora-
tion in all your undertakiam, and we beg of you to express
ear feelings to the people of LissrpeoL Prayieg that the
Almighty will theidasitly blew year warship eel your lady
Ow, and your worship's Unity. it you have soy. believe se
to remain ever sincerely, your bumble mermen; and shear*
well-wishers, • TIM ROTAL Oaaa.' Hie Warship the Mayor
of Liverpool."—Liverpool
ALLEGED EDICTIS AND ASSAULT DT EOMIAN CA-
THOLIC Parsers.—On Saturday, at the musty magistrates'
court, before Mr. T. D. Anderson sod Mr. W. J. Tornio' an
application was made by Policwoonatible Robert Carter fur
a summons against two priests of the Roman catholic church,
the Rev. Thomas Kelly awl the Rev. Simnel Isaac Walsh,
of Bootle. On Wednesday last, it appears, the covetable
had been watzhieg some boys playing at the bottom of
Cempbell.strest, near Bootle, upon some waste ground;
sod he observed them attempting to steal some clothes from
a Ilea planed there. He satisfied himself that this was their
object; but, es the Dove wars frightened at hi. approach,
mad the appear's°, of the women to whom the clothes
belonged. they ran away. The constable followed them
down to Miller's Castle, where he took them into cumody.
There were three of them apprtheeded. Whim he had so
captured them he was mat by four Roman eatholie priests,
two of whom were the defendants. The Rev. Mr. Kelly
asked the constable if be was the father of the boys, eater
replied, "No. lam a constable." The rev. gentleman
wanted to know for what he bad apprehended the hors.
The policeman declined to Mil him. The Rev. Mr. Kelly
thou said, "You most let them go.' The *Moir Bahl be
would not do so. On this the Rev. Mr. Kelly took bold of
his arm, the Rev. Mr. Walsh seized one of the boys, and
between them the priests succeeded in rescuing the youth
from the charge of the policeman. A woman theo came up
and rimmed another boy, and some dock labourers who
gathered upon the spot rescued the third. The apnliaation
to the magistrates was for a surnames whist the Roman
catholic priests for mesialt sad resswieg primmer& A
summons was gusted.—Liverpool Along
EXECUTION or CONTEDREATE PIIMONERS.—
Within the last few days ten denuders have died their just
death, If the fact is as indication of • new rule in the C..ia •
federate army, DON need fear for the late of the isometry,
for desertion will mane on the day rebel; it becomes knows
that desertion PI death ; the army will 611 when it is ascer-
tained that the moldier who remains at home does so to dig
bis own pave.-11winnond Inquirer.