The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DenLtw, ACOVIIT 2.
Tho sentence of death on Patrick M'Cooey and
James Kirk, the ribboumen, convicted at the last
Louth assizes fur an attempt to murder Mr. East-
wood on the 2llh of last December, was carried into
execution on Saturday, in front of the gaol of Dun-
dalk. Both of the convicts, who were Roman catho-
lks, and were attended regulvrly by the chaplains of
their church, exhibited marked signs of repentance,
and for several days appeared very diligent and fer-
vent in their preparations for death. The night be-
fore their execution they slept soundly ; at au early
hour they attended at mass and received the sacra-
ment ; and neither of them wished to disturb their
minds by interviews with their relatives, although
permission would lave been given if required. A
local paper, describing the final scene, says :
Kirk looked very depressed and careworn, and merely
glanced at the crowd beneath without showing any desire
to address them. M•Cooey was more firm and cheerful, and
addressed the crowd in a calm and audible voice. He said
he was innocent of any of the murders laid to his charge.
He never heard anything of the murder of Mr. Manlove's,.
,or Mr. Daimon until the deeds were done. He admitted,
or at least did not deny that he had taken part in the con-
spiracy to murder Mr. Eastwood. He was led into crime
by associatirg with bad men, and if he had taken the
advice of his clergy be would not be standing there that
day. He warned the people to keep free from all illegal
and secret societies; for the very persons who would lead
them to join those bodies would be the first to betray
them and assist in securing their conviction and punish.
meat. The convicts having sgain joined in prayer, the
clergymen retired, and the executioner drew the caps over
their faces, when the bolt was drawn, and both the unfor-
tunate men mere launched into eternity. Kirk died with-
out much struggling; M'Cooey struggled bard for a few
seconds and then ell was over. The space before the drop
was kept clear by a number of dragoons and about fifty of
the county constabulary. About 2,000 persons, mostly from
the country, witnessed the executions, and we are glad to
say that their demeanour was very commendable, most of
them having been engaged in prayer for the souls of the un-
fortunate men. About half-pet twelve the bodies were cut
down and brought into the gaol yard where they remained
till two o'clock, and then given to their relations. M'Cooey's
remains were taken and interred in Cutletown grave-yard;
and Kirk's were brought to the house of his wife.

The Lublin Express, referring to the important
question of the potato disease, saps:
A good deal of anxiety is manifested about the condition
of this important crop. We have given as careful 'conside-
ration as we could to the aceaunts received from various
quarters of the country, and have examined personally,
within the last few days, many fields in this awl the ad-
joining counties, and .the conclusion arrived at is, that
although the disease is undoubtedly present, it is not so in
such a degree as to cause great alarm. An immense extent
of the crop has been planted in Ireland this season, much
greater than for many seasons past; and Irom all that can
be learned, and allowing for the natural tendency to alarm,
it would seem that the rot is neither so wide-spread, nor so
bad a here it does appear, as formerly. Our contempora-
rice and their correspondents would do we 1 to weigh their
statements en this subject before exciting unfounded fears
i• the pubs mind.

At the last meeting of the Royal Belfast Flax Im-
provement Society, the secretary described a newly
invented watching. machine, constructed by a Mr.
Mcßride.

It was described u being an ingenious invention, the
process of scatting:lg. after the rolling of the flax in the '
usual way, being entirely done by the machinery, a few
boys only being required to present the flax straw, to
straighten the ends as it passed through, and take out the
fibre when clean. It appeared to do the work fairly, but
there were no data yet for an estimate of the comparative
quantity it could scotch, or the relative yield of flax from
the same weight of straw, as compared with the old ma-
chine. Both these points were about to be ascertained. A
new mode of preparing flax fibs from the straw, by a pro-
ems different from :ening mu about to be tried at Belfast
by Wore. J. Leadbetter and Co. who were purchasing
dried flax straw from the farmer; pretty extensively. It
was the invention of Alr. Watt, and would soon be ready
for the inspection of the committee.

RI.IIOI7RED DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT LISNASKEA.—
It is rumoured that a mine has been discovered on the Earl
of Erne's estate, within two miles of Lisnaskea, the metal
of which is said to be of an auriferous quality. The pea-
santry in the neighbourhood are very much elate', hoping
that a California hoc been placed within their reach with-
out crossing the Atlantic. We saw a piece of the ore,
which was very much impregnated with some metallurgical
property, but whether gold or not we are unable to give as
opinion • however, we here been told that some lumps of it
hive been tested with aqua fortis, without producing any
effect on the metal. Large assemblages of the country
people have visited the spot, which is at present being pro-
tected from their inroads. The discovery is thus accounted
for. During the morning of the great storm which visited
the north of Ireland a fortnight ago, a bank of earth over-
hanging a narrow river near Lisnaskaa, on the estate of the
Earl of Erne, in this county, was struck, it is supposed, by
the electric fluid, and precipitated into the water. A short
time afterwards the *pot was visited by the curious, and
the brilliancy of some particles in the water attracted their
attention, which upon being examined was pronounced
gold.—Fermanagh Mail.

Tug NEW &SIAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF
AlMAoll.—The impre-xion prevails among parties, who
profess to be informed in such matters, that the election of
a successor to Dr. Cullen will result in the return of the
three names which were ignored before at Rome, namely,
Dn. Dixon and °Manion of Maynooth, end Dr. Kieran,
P.P., of Dundalk. As it is not probable that the rev. gen-
tlemen will be all a second time subjected to Papal reins.
tion, themohability is that Dr. Kieran will be appointed to
the vaeanTarehiepircopal once.—Nerry TelegrapA.

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ESCAPE OF PRISONERS FROM GAOL—Wedlleldly
night seven of the prisoners located in Beni' Gaol succeeded
in making their escape without the knowledge of the autho-
rities, sad none of them have yet been re-taken. They were
all in hospital, which appears to be the only portion of the
building from which escape is at all practicable. Amongst
those who have succeeded in the desperate attempt are the
two men charged with the attempt to assaiainate Mr.
Pierce Creagh, of Italabine. Two more of the party were
under sentence of transportation.—Clare Jountaf.

LONDON lIOSPITALS.—Modern London contains for
its nearly three millions of inhabitants thirteen general hos-
pitals, all of then, well appointed with every appliance for
the relief of suffering humanity. In this bat we include
at. Bartholomew's, St. Thomas's, Guy's, the Westminster,
St. George., the London, the Middlesix, University Col
lege, Charing-cross, King's College, the Royal Free, and
St. Mary's. The thirteen hosnitab possess a collective staff
of from 140 to 150 physicians and surgeons, all of whom we
must suppose to be fitted for the highest duties of the pro-
fession. Besides the accredited medical staff of each hos-
pins', et least an equal number of qualified medical nracti-
tioners are attached to them as resident medical °Moen,
pathologists, registrars, and assistants of various kinds.
The poor persons and others—for all hospital patients are
not poor—twain' relief from our hospital system amount
to no loss than the astounding number of 300,000 annually.
We have careen d this amount, without any wish to exag-
gerate, hum the best return., as furnished by the hospital.
themselves. The figures will be accredited when we state
that the largest of our nosocomial establishments, the Royal
Hospital of St. Bartholomew, succours nearly 6,500 in.pa-
tients annually, and that its in and out-patients searly
leech 80,000 in the year. Yet this vast system of relief,
and the immense amount of medical and surgical skill con-
noted in its bestowal, are nearly—we had aimed said en-
tirely—gratuitotm. Was ever such a spectacle of gratuitous
toil exhibited as that which is involved in these figures 1—
Lisucer.

Rat» inteliteence.

EQUITY COURTS.--YrATERDAY.
Itt•VIIII 7141 MARITIL n► Tuthe.t.s.

TII■ ATTOIO.kiI:6-124i;A-L-e. TuiVIISK---; WOOD GItASI•

VAR Bellow—
This matter has been before the court, in one shape or
other, ever 11111. 1825, and the Court has already pro.
flounced a decree upon it. There are two charities by the
6411113 founder, founded respectively in 1623 and 1625, one
for almshouses, and the other for a grammar school at
lireatweod. The fend' devoted by the founder for the
school are insufficient, and under regulations made by the
Siam') of London and other visitors of the charity, in
1662, the master of the school received all the rents of the
estates belonging to both the charities, end applied them to
his own use, ezeept as to making the spetifi ! payments re-
quired by the founder. In 1825 a bill was filed
by the Attorney-General, and a decree was made
in 1833, by which, however, there was no
declaration aa to the rights of the parties, nor was there
any direction for taking accounts, but a reference was made
to the master to approve of a scheme for the future applica-
tion of the rents and profits. Mr. Tower, the then muter,
went on receiving the rents SS before, but he made the
school more effective, and appointed an usher, and he also
established and maintained a national school out of the
funds; and he made larger payments in respect of the
almshouse. Alter his death a supplemental bill was filed
against his personal representative, and on the 13th of
March, 1849, a reference was made to the master to take an
account, which had been done, and the muter found
that there was due from Mr. Tower's estate a
sum of 9,4634 It appearing, however, that the real
and personal estate of Mr. Tower only amounted to 4,8001.,
the late Attorney-Gcneral (Sir A. Cockburn) agreed to ac-
cept 2,0001., Mr. Tower's rerresentative agreeing not to
press an appeal which had been made against the decree of
1833. The present Attorney-General has approved of this
arrangement, and the case now came before the court on
petition by the widow and legal personal representative of
Mr. Tower to allow this arrangement to be carried into,
effect.

Mr. Loyd and Mr. Fane appeared for the petitioner;
Mr. Stuart and Mr. James for the Attoroey.General, also
in support of the petitioner; and Mr. Roundel' Palmer op-
posed on behalf of the present muter and wardens of the
charity.
His Honour said ke considered it a proper compromise to
be come to, considering all the circumstances, sod he should
therefore great the petition.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CIRCUIT.—OuILDFoRD AUGUST 2.
. .

The commission for the county of Surrey was opened on
Saturday, and business was proceeded with in both courts
this morning at ten o'clock. Lord Chief Justice Jervis
presided on the Civil side, and Mr. Justice Mauls in the
Crown Court.
The business is very heavy, seventy causes being entered
on the civil side, fourteen of which are special jury cases,
and on the crown side there are nineteen prisoners, although
the quarter sessions were only held last week, and many of
the charges are of a very serious character.

I CAUTION TO EMIGRANTS.—Sonis af the fruits ti
the gambling is shine which alas eat of la Aoarelies
mania are now beginning to= isemeelves, WMP
aarkable instance of wink a day or MeV&
The teasel—for °hokum nantnin tie emus her aeon in
the present—wee fitted up thr alto anisenneidation eff hey
ices. 400 and 600 San bee bees a andaer•
all's falling off during I MN WPM emir is ft
rush to Australia, and, in oneogismso. IMMOINIM Mee bar
the Dauber of passengers whesnlhe and amid ado pele•
stand themselves. With the prep mem, of Oa sae
grants the speculators pro Weed is pay the ingutentaln
they had iseurred cenaected with the ship; but lire mmege
fell so far abort of their anticipations, that they am 'am
eon est, altheagh very anxiously sought after by crew. pato
masers, and all coacerned. The case is one of the nen
cruel on noon. se regards the poor creatures who have
beat thus literally "taken in " This isnot the liar instance
of the kind which may he expected to occur, should there
he any serious abatement in emigration to the antipodes.—
Liverpool Chronicle.
BRITON ART ABROAD.— WO read it a Belgian
joursal that Sir Z. Landon., has resolved to exhibit an ,m-
-work at the approaching exhibition at Antwerp, sod
that several other disOnguished painters are about to do tho
man. If this be true, Sir Edwin will render a real service
=I arta% by 6alm dies to exhibit Id foreign

THE EXPRESS TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1852.