The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-24 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Drnatx. Arorer 23.
The Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess of Eglinton
haw returned to the lice-regal lodge from their
Galway excursion. On passing through Athlone.
on Saturday, their Excellencies were received with
military honours by the garrison, and the train
ballad %bile the vice-regal party inspected the mag-
nificent iron railway bridge over the Shannon, and
during an excellent tkie4rate given by the directors
of the Midland Great Western Railway. Mr. Ennis,
the chairman of the company, presided at the enter-
tainment ; and Lord Eglinton, in returning thanks
for the toast of his health, took occasion to pay a
marked compliment to Mr. Dorgan, the enterprising
contractor of the railway, for his munificent advance
of funds to carry out the proposed Great Exhibition
of 1433. Before leaving Galway, his Excellency
received an address from the Placatory School esta-
blished among the fishermen of the Claddagh by the
Dominican irises of the Nest Chapel; and a sub-
scription of 1111. from Lord Eglinton, and Si. from
the Countess, was left to the friars for their chapel
fund.

The harvest reports continue of the same tone as
on Saturday—most cheering as regards the cereal
crops. Large quantities of wheat have already been
reaped, and the grain, both in yield and quality, is a
eery fair average. The cutting of the oats and bar-
ley has also commenced in many places, and both of
these crops are everywhere admitted to be excellent.
In most places, also, people are beginning to discover
that the potato disease is far from being so bad u was
feared ; and it is said that some lrirh corn factors have
already been cons inced that they were hurried by the
exaggerated reports into specuratious that are likely
to prove very unfortunate. The potato disease is said
nut to be increasing e'en in those places where it
was worst.

Two Belgians, the proprietor and his engineer,
have arrived in Waterford, to establish a beet sugar
factory.
The demoralising revelries of Donnybrook Fair
commenced yesterday ; but " the green," compared
to its appearance in former days, wu almost da.
Berk d.

The Galway Virscliratar says:
It.ihert J. Walker, late United States Secretary, is ex-
petted in town Olio day. Mr. Walker is one of the moot
ibstinenuihed financiers and statesmen in America. It is
prrmi.,l that his visit has some connexion with the seta-
-I.4l.liment of a him of packets between New York and Gal-
way.

.% correspondent of the Freeman, writing from
Ennis, on Saturday afternoon, gives the subjoined
areuunt of the committal of Mr. Delmege, and of the
pilules. feeling manifested on the Onnaloo :
J•.ha C. Delmer, E.g. J.P., against whom • verdict of
wilful murder was found 'by the coroner's jury at Six ale.
bridge, on Wednesday last, has this moment arrived, under I
• strong escort of the 3rd Dragoon Oasis, and been Weal
in the county gaol. 'though the lumouremmat of Ms en.
petted meting had been made but half OS War pseisly
ininieave crowds ansembled to get • slam se elm
whom so math of popular feeling has been areueed
wh.,,,e some, whatever be the filial issue of the primail•
inn instituted, will remain for ever linked with the emir
no.:e tragedy of the 22nd of July. Old and young—mess,
wow n. snd ebildres—were to be men rushing with bad-
keg impetuosity in the direction of tie pelendbeaad awn
more engem. than other. to behold eing's( paw a
P11•01Stf Slider • cherge of wilful murder en pan sad
k•spe+sunry, proceeded a considerable distance onlistit
flare road to await his arrival. On approaching Ennis,
the walls at rithar nide of the road were crowded ; the
to•tfl waftls end gate. of the prison. a. well as all the ap-
proaches thereto, were completely filled and blocked up,
and as the cortege passed the groaning and hooting were
t.iel and eontinuouv. Ille. Delmeire, with the police
ofister is
in the fill•, was is • covered ear, nod ea merit
therefran outer yard the groaning was renew
welt increased vigour, and seised up with such epithets
a...• • speedy uprise to you from the ground to the
ft;4olt• Ma \gaging to the Six mila.bridgemarderer,"
Se Mr. Delmer. lobo looked very pale and downcast,
wee thee received by the °Meer of the prison ; and the
crowds separated with marked maniteetations of joy at the
met they: had just wits, red. As a proof of the feeling of
tl people, I may motion that it having bees sourtained
that the driver eit the covered ear was one of the winners
fee the m.h.ary a. Rua mule-bridge, all attempts made be
him to provide statiling in Ennis were ineffectual. I are
not hien able to aecertain what special accommodation, if
any, ha. been prepared for Mr. Delimit., bat the soldiers
of the list need: y the ordinary cells, with a yard apart from
the other priemen ; they are allow.il to mom their own
stns t, bit malt and spirituous liquors an an permitttsd.
Esear, of the list, arrived hers from Limerick yol-
k rday, and visited his brave sea" is prison. There an
tiny 1131 n of the 47th statioeed within the prison for the
"protection" of the accused soldien.

RAILWAY FARES FOR, CHILDREN.
To THE annuli or THE DAILY HIWS.
SlE,—Perceising in your paper of this day, the
(nth, a complaint made by a gene.einan for being eharged
the lull hire for a child under 12 years of age, permit me
fur the public good Just to at its I took a ticket for myself
at the Waterloo Station to Chertsty, on Friday, the 6th
lad . and asked the money taker the fare for a child about
Ht years of age. Ile replied, the full fare, 3e. A lady
also took a ticket for a child under similar eiresamtaneee at
the same time. Who a 1 arrived at Cbertaey one of the ell-
fish, when taking the tickets, remarked to me, " Have they
charm .1 full price for this child I replied they had. I
then bought a time table, in which it expressly mates,
"Children under 12 years one half the fare. It is only
with Cries, to caution the public against FOGA Imposition
that 1 have troubled you with the foregoing remarks. I
will also state this is not the llnt time I have been over-
charged by the money takers at the Waterloo Station.—l
arn, Ac., it. MINTON.
13, St. Joluavtreet•road, Cleekenwell.