The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-17 00:00:00

blowing away the vapours of discontent. Men do,
and ever will, think and speak of politics; they do,
because they ought and must; the difference is be-
tween doing so in a malcontent, and a
loyal spirit—which is the difference betw==
and sickness, between a half-life and full vitality.
If we speak of loyalty, the grafted seggieetise
arises—look at our QUEEN. We are net new living
ander the rule and example of tho "fret ratlines
in Europe," wigged and cravatted, slint late hot
rooms with champagne and parasites. mai terribly
afraid of the winds of heaven visiting hie lice too
roughly, when he was compelled to melt his parlia-
ment. We have a sovereign robintendaetive--who
is up betimes, and on the foot a great dui—who
climbs misty mountains, and runs up a paddle-box,
like a schoolgirl, to wave her farewell to her loving
subjects. Shall we not min onreelvee • fitting
militia for such a sovereign to nay scurd. Shall we
leave it to poachers, • ass• eat the
fear of the lash, to provide her a demean sol-
diery ? Shall we not maks our limb,, mere% mai
spirits ready for the field, while wailing _ the ap-
pointment of tho merely technical Wsf Soma
say we are • very happy nation. Some my we ms a
very careworn one. Let us pot it to the proof, and
see how much sport there really is in us. We trust
it may appear that there is a beet of merry hearts in
England yet.

IRELAND.

Dosuw. MAT 15.

The wiseacres of the Vi'aterfordioardOfilarbOur
Commissioners, resolved not to be taken by surprise
on the supposed approaching visit of her Majesty to
the south of Ireland, took it into their beads to in-
quire at head-quarters abort the intended move-
ments, and have bra livered with dm
official reply
Whitehall May e, 1552.-111r,--I am directed by Mr.
Secretary Walpole to oelmewledg• dm receipt of your
letter of no 3rd init., inquiring u to lba latualiaa at hoe
majudy to laud at the port of Waterbed demur the sum-
ram ; and I em to inform you that Mr. Walpole bas bad no
colonnade from her Mniesty on the subject. us, lir,
your obedient 'errant, \% u. 0. H. JooLirme.
The Lord Lieutenant hes declined an invitation
front the Mayor and some of the citizens of Lime-
rick to become their guest on the occasion of his
approaching visit to the Cork Exhibition. He
pleads want of time at present, but kora to have a
future opportunity for visiting their city.
A meeting was held yesterday at Naas for the per
pose of making a selection between the candidates
at present before the electors, of a secenzior to the
Marquis of Kildare in the representation of the
county. Mr. O'Connor Henchy and Sir W. Hort,
the two candidates, were present, and went, each of
them, very far in their pledgee on all popular quite-
' dons ; but it was ultimately resolved that they should
wait for a future day to have the voters' Bat
thoroughly scrutinised, and the opinion of the ma-
jority ascertained. The candidates pledged them-
selves to abide by the result.
Mr. N. 'L Power, M.P., has written to awn the
electors of Waterford that the rumour of his inten-
tion to retire from their representation was un-
founded.

The Catholic Defence Association has prepared
an address to the electors of Ireland, calling on them
to attend to the next revision. _

It is generally admitted that the crops never,
within the memory of the present generation, had a
more favourable appearance at this season than at
present. The weather, consisting of alternate show-
ers and sunshine, is all that the farmer could desire,
and vegetation progresses with extraordinary ra-
pidity. Almost all the accounts agree also in de-
scribing the breadth of surface under tillage as more
extensive than it ever was before in Ireland.