The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1852.

IRELAND.

- Dumas. JOLT 16.
The Irish elections decided yesterday were the
moat remarkable that have yet been determined.
Mr. Charles Gavin Duffy, of the Nation, and Mr. John
Francis Maguire, of the Cork Ezunainer, both enter
parliament, the former having defeated Sir T. N.
Mington, the late Irish Under-Secretary, and Mr.
Lambert, the conservative candidate in New Item;
and the latter, after three former defeats, having at
length succeeded in obtaining poseession of Danger-
von, his opponent being a candidate of his own
principles, the brother of Mr. Flaherty, the member
for Galway. Mr. Sadleir, in Carlow, and Sir T.
O'Brien, in Cashel, have resumed their former seats,
and beaten their tory opponents. In Limerick
the result is not what was anticipated. Mr. Russell,
the liberal protestant and free•trader, who was de-
feated on a former occasion by Lord Arundel,
having, contrary to general expectation, .ucoecded
in getting in with Mr. Potter, another most liberal
and popular candidate, in supporting whom all par-
ties were unanimous. Mr. Charles Townley kas
ousted John Patrick Somers from Sligo; and Mr.
Butt has obtained the seat lately held by Mr. C.
Austey in Yonghal.

DREADFUL RELIGIOUS AFFRAY IN BEL- 1
FAST—LOSS OF LIFE.
The Belfast Mercury, of this morning, has the
following account of an alarming and fatal riot,
which took place in that town last evening, and
which groin to partake of a sectarian character :
Ono at MISS fatal affrays the have occurred is Bel-
last Mr a bog peel* took pine yesterday evening—it was
still s_es than the Task-street riot, bah in
character end canseqamera The origin of the affray Name
almost uakaown to any week bat so far am we can bars,
it same altsjuthur oat at the dasementsem el tho maim
erasing la ffigtree-rood. A make of lam ado-
lies sad poseostents who lobate& that street bad
but the ma Me assated to have been quelled. The giro
M•Laregbaa who was wounded he that affray, having been
removed to the bes Peal. a rumour of has death was drew
lated among thellemea asthetiopepolelies Darrack-streat
sad Culhapoweeed Ind mad alma Old Plead. Wier
thee by pre-enesset we 011•Ot say, but almost .he a mem
they tumid oat, end commenced to wreck the hum of
the protestant Wahiawa' in Cullingterwarad. Tide
having reached the Groannea of Sandy-row, they
assembled at ease to dellind their Irked', and tue
parties mooting, • mot herfal angegermat emend.
Both peaks eggnog to be peopled dm • dolleuriael
memoir.,
de as a vast number of awn mese armed with
guns taahl • them trio wen not so armed IMO
down b ate the dead man and pawed steam
from every greater. The aseamosoramat tho riotwas
about eight edsek fa the make, mid it aware o
sud-
denly that balm the asastaliallery were aware several
thalami mare dirls In Dielera-street and up to
Mill-*set Tim were flying like hail, and the
asp* of the might was 1•11111111001. it was quite
imposibie for the mmsahoilary be melee head against the
determination eases& ca both sides, and even could they
have succeeded for a little, they would have been immedi-
ately overwhelmed by reinforcements that poured ioto the
Roman eatholie pony from Mullan's-corner. In the aces-
time, lighting woo ping ea in Carrick•hill. The rioters
were armed with grapes, pitchforks, spades, shovels, and
every weapon that hand weld he laid on. It was appa-
really the rioters in that locality that poured upon the
police in Durham-street. The mayor, Mr. Tracy, and
other magistrates, came on the posed immediately they
received notes of the encounter, and proceeded to read
the Riot Act; but before this was anomplished,
a maims of what, we are informed, was the aggroseve
party began as lediscriminate attack on every house
freer 'Durham-plan to midway down Townsend-stratt,
and than is amreely • habitation that is not more
or has Wand, and mem of them are completely smashed,
the Mahan and smoke broken to atom, sad the frames
bests he, It with rugret we have to assatian that a
yooag men woad Spew, a mill-worker, was shot dead by
the ; and although it is impracticable to arrive at any
cassindon ea to the Dumber wounded, in consopence of
ask Wag carried of as they fell, yet ponces who
wit-
stood the light fat some time estimated thole wounded at
ha mean thirty and forty, but whether fatally at act is be.
yeadoenjenure. After the riot act was read, the military,
horse sea fist, were called oat, yet it was with the greatest
dame* dirt the rioters wen thsperead. From the Soho
F to Christ Church, the causeway and sidepatbe are I
almemfigaembbs from the bricks and stones mod by the
ristars. /larking moredeanite than what we have mentioned
ste ems ma state. The neighbourhood of Durham.street is
la great ezeitement, though up to midnight, from about
tam o'clock, it has been comparatively quiet, the military,
miler the immediate command of the colonel, remaining
vender arms ; the police, commanded by Captain Flinter,
traversing from street to street—and the municipal force,
seder chief constables Lindsay and Armstrong, patrolling
the outskirts of that quarter of the town. It may be men-
tioned that head constable Henderson found se reral guns
loaded with balls in Roman catholic houses, but the names
of the occupiers we, for obvious remain*, refrain from pub-
Minion's hotel, opposite the Ulster railway sta-
tion, was attacked, and • number of windows broken.
Two o'clock, a.m.—The military are still under 111111••
and the other forces Sr. disposed of as before. There ap-
pears to be no attempt to renew the riot.

that ease the wealthy purchasers wneld sees be Mend
flocking to that class. (Hear, hear.) The society had
Mien doiag its beet to promote the interest. ef agrieulture.
He dad sot know, for example, what could be more pree
acidly meal than the Mesterei of Professore Way and
Mooed. in Hammer-square, • summary of width was pre-
pared for publication by that mast indefatigable right hand
of the society, Mr. Hudson. (Cheers.) It was not long
ago sines a deputstioa waited on the prime minister for the
purpose of seeking his aid in that matter. The were
most kindly received by him, and he promised to de all in his
Power : but he (the chairman) did not believe that the all'
in the noble lord's pewee Wel much. (Laughter.) His noble
friend on his left toad (Visesant Palmerston) had often
been applied to on the same subject, and had
felt equal ieability. The council had therefore taken
the matter into their own heads. They had proposed •
premium of 1,0001. sad a medal of the society to any par-
son who would prod... • manure of equal vale* to guano
_.(bear, hear)—and whether they amended in their ob-
jeet or not, they would have proved to the farmers of
England that they sympathised with them, and wet.
anxious to support them In their utmost exertions.
(Cheers.) A novelty bad been introduced into the yard
he reterred to the poultry prise.. He could not help feel-
ing that some dissatisfaction might be excited on that
subject le consequenne of the time at which the show took
place, and of the lateness of the period at
which the council resolved to offer premiums. But
he believed still more fault would be found with the mode
,in which they had dealt with their feathered friends. On
this suLject he wished to say a few words es to the motives
which had induced the council to offer premiums for poultry.
They did not wish to encourage fancy breeds ; what they
desired, was to show the renting farmer • new source
of profit—(bear, hear)—a source from which many farmers
In a county adjoining the district in which they then were,
did make considerable profit. (Hear, hear.) They wished
to show the farmers of England what were the most pro-
fitable breeds for them to possess, what breeds would lay
the meet eggs, and at the same time lay on the most fat.
(heer, bear.) The noble lord concluded by thanking the
company for the attention with which they had listened to
his remarks.

Lord WALSINOTIAM proposed "Agriculture, manu-
factures, and "
Viscount P.

I, who was received with loud

cheers and hurrahs, spoke en.follows—My Lord Dude and
gentlemen, I beg leave to propose a toast, which I ant sure
you will accept with pleasure, and drink with the greatest
modishly. I propose to you to drink " Prosperity to the
heremffi if Lewes, and thanks to the worthy magistrate
mho has so greatly 'misted the operations of this day."
re.) Gentlemen, my noble friend has allude to
iirt:estion of guano, and he has mentioned what
Is pmfonly
_true, that when I held an office which would
have mabied ma, if it had been possible, to assist the farmer
with regal to pane, my endeavours proved fruitless. Is
BM, the Porsoiest wen not more disposed to let us put a
pima& tisk pew than the British farmer would be die-'
=fl to a prim upon his corn. (Great laughter.) I
cannot but think that the pro-
gram of chemical science, and the application of
that mimes to practical agriculture, may lead you
to samethlag which will render you lase anxious and
solicitous about this same guano, and that instead of send-
ing to the other cud of the world for more manure for our
&ids, we shall find something nearly, if not quite, u good
within a few hundred yards of our dwellings. (" Hear,
bear," and cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I have heard a de-
flniUm of dirt ; I have heard it said that dirt is nothing but
a thing in a wrong place. (" Hear," and laughter) Now
the dirt of our towns precisely corresponds with that defini-
tion. (Hear.) The dirt of our towns ought to be upon our
field., and if there could be such a reciprocal coin•
moody of interest between the country ;and the towns
that the country should purify the towns, and the towns
should fertilise the country—(laughter)—l am much dis-
posed to think the British farmer would care less than he
does, though he still might care something, about Peruvian
glum. ("Herr, hear," and cheers.) Now, we all as
that there are certain laws.of nature, and that
those who violate those laws invariably suffer for it. Well,
it is a law of nature that nothing is destroyed. Matter is
decomposed, but only for the purpose of again assuming
some new form, useful for the purposes of the human ruse.
But we neglect that law. (Hear, hear.) We allow all
decomposed substances in towns to pollute the atmosphere,
to rain the health, to produce premature misery, to he pes-
tilent to life, and destructive of existence. Well, Mlle-
mem, if, instead of that, there could be •s) stem devised by
which than substances, which are noxious where they now
are, could be transferred so as to fertilise the adjoining
districts, I am persuaded that not only would the health of
the town population be thereby greatly improved, but the
!mane,. Mike apieultural population would derive coosi-
derabl• benefit from the change. Ton all know, gentle.
men—all who have attended to the subject and reed recent
publications must know—that for an expenditure per acre
far less than that which produces one manuring of Peruvian
guano, you may establish permanent arrangements, by
which, bringing from the towns fertilising liquids, you
would improve your property, and a permanent improve.
meat would be made in the land at a far lees expense than
is now required to produce a sisals crop. (Hear, hear.) I
therefore recommend you, gentlemen, to ponder the maxim
that knowledge is power; and, as the diffusion of the
most useful kind of knowledge is one of the main objects
for which the Royal Agricultural Society was established, I
am persuaded it will tend mainly and moot efficiently to
the advancement of the interest and the power of the
agricultural elms of the country. (Cheers.) After •
few remarks as to the favourable spectacle presented to
foreigners by this peaceful meeting during the excite-
ment of a general election, the noble lord sat down amidst
loud and long-continued cheering.
Mr. NEAL, the senior chief officer of Lewis, briefly
returned thanks.

Lord BERNERS proposed, " The stewards of the yard
and judges of the show."
Mr. THOMPSON, one of the stewards, returned thanks.
He said the opinions formed by the judges respecting the
general character of the show was, that though in the claws
of short hems and Herefords the numbers were not so great
as on some previous occasions, the horses, sheep, end pigs
about made up the deficiency; and the quality of the stock
in some dune was remarkably good, especially the Here-
fords, the female classes of shortlerne, some Glasses of
Devons, and the Southdown sheep. In the implement
departmentl the stewards and judges ware unanimous in
thinking that the present was decidedly the best show
that had yet taken place, that not only is there less rubbish,
but that many of the standard implements had had important
improvements made in them which added much to their
value without at all increasing their cost. On the whole,
therefore, it might be oonsidered more than an average show.
Two of the most prominent features of the implement yard
were the reaping machine, and the threshing machines, and
of it was well worthy note that, though not more than
twelve months had elapsed since the first trial in this coun-
try of the present form of :taping machine, 1,400 orders
have been received by four manufacturers of these imple-
ments, involving a cost of more than 30,0001. These ma-
chines have been materially improved sines last year, espe-
cially in the form of the cutting knives. The next greste't
improvement was is the threshing machines. The best
maehinis exhibited on this occasion had made a decided
step is the right direction—vie., in reducing the wet of
preparing the grain for market. Twenty years ago the
flail was universally recognised r one of the standard em-
blems of agriculture ; in twenty years more, if any one
curious in antiquities should wish to see a flail, he would
have to seek it in a museum, where it might possibly be
found side by side with the bows and arrows of the ancient
Britons, or other similar relics of bygone days. (Laughter.)
Messrs. Garrett had this year brought out a drill, small but
effective, and at such a puce as really to brag it within the
means of small occupiers. This step having barn taken, he
trusted its success would be such as to lead to its being ge-
nerally followed by the other implement makers. He
begged to express sincere thanks for the compliment that
hbeen paid the stewards and judges. (Applause.)

The Rarl of CARLISLE proposed " The labouring
claret." If there were any one feature of the times in
which they lived, which ought to give them peculiar grati-
fication and which he should be tempted to rank above
even it; rtnking and marvellous improvements in the pro-
gress of 'tierce and agriculture, that &stare was the in-
creased thought, are, and honour bestowed upon labour
and the labourer. (Cheers.)

His Excellency the AMERICAN MINISTER proposed
° Agricultural moieties throughout the world ;" and in
doing so expressed his regret that that was probably the
last occasion on which ho would enjoy the opportunity of
attending *meeting of the society.
_

Mr. SHAW proposed " The Railway Companies, and
thanks for their co-opeattion is promoting the objects of
the society."
Mr. CHAPLIN, chairman of the London anal South
Western Company, returned thanks.
This finished the list of touts, and the company tame-
diately separsted.

IMPORTATION OP CATTLE FROM IRELAND.—The
ant cargo of cattle ever imported from Inland via Holy-
head took place on Friday last; they left the North Wall,
Dublin, in the City of Dublin Company's paddle steam-
vessel Trafalgar, at 26 minutes after 3, and arrived at Holy-
head at half-past 9. The cargo consisted of 268 beastr,
_the
propertr of Mr. R. P. Maitland, of Mergate Hell, near Nor-
wich This gentleman, who bought land largely in the
Encumbered Estate Court last year, but principally in the
Queen's County, has stocked it very extensively, and he
purposes establishing a regular monthly sale of Irish cattle
at Attleborough, in Norfolk. For this purpose he has en-
tered into an arrangemeat with the Cheater and Holyhead,
the London end North Western, the North Staffordshire,
the Midland, and the Eastern Counties companies, by
which (as was the ease on Friday last) they are to be con-
veyed " special "by the several companies. The distance
betereal Ilolyhead and AtUeborough, is 296 miles. It took
20 hours to complete the journey last week, but for the
future it is expected to be aeccomplished in about 10 hours.
The cattle arrived at their destination in excellent condition,
I basing been once " refreshed " with hay sad water on the
I road. Great interest was excited by the arrival at Holy-
head, end as the vessel approached the harbour almost the
whole population of the town and of the neighbouring
lags crowded the arrival platforms and the quay.

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