The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-20 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dt rms., .I.AN. 19.

In t'ae Court of Queen's Bench, this afternoon,
Mr. Whiteside moved, on behalf of Mr. James Hire)'.,
the proprietor of the 11',,e/.1 newspaper, to a cue-
ditional order fur a new trial, upon the ground
that at the last trial which took ?dace before
the Lord Chief Justice and a special jury, when
the
,jury found for the defendant, his Excellency
the 'Earl of Clarendon, who was produced, and
examined as a witness for the plaintiff, was not
sworn, but merely pledged on his honour as a peer of
the realm. .Ifter a brief discussion, the Chief Jus-
tice said, we will grant the conditional order, but
must state it is not from any difficulty we entertain
as to the law, but to give the parties an opportunity
of discussing the question if they desire it.
It is expected that the next general election will
bring about a complete change in the representation
of the county of Galway, and an active canvass of
the constituency has already commenced. The Hon.
It. Italy, brother of Lord Dunsandle, a coneerva-
tire ; (captain Bellew, son of Sir Michael Dillon Bel-
lew-,a liberal human catholic; and Mr. M'Gregory,
of Cool Park. a conservative and protestant, but a
great favourite with the Roman catholic clergy, are
expected to be candidates.
The lialtray .11,rettry states that a gentleman in
New York has written to a relative in this country
by the last steamer to state that he was on board Mr.
Wagstalfs vessel, the United States, on the day pre-
vious to his a riting the letter, and that all the ar-
rangements for her bailing were nearly completed at
that time. He added, that the day fixed for her
starting for that port was Thursday, the 13th inst.
The Dublin Daily Exprcgs has the following
gratifying, though somewhat too general statement
on the authority of a correspondent :
We rejoice to state that all accounts from the country
convey us tidings of improvement in the condition of the
people and the aspect of agriculture. The western, mid-
land, and eastern districts, have just been travelled by our
informants, and their reports see most encouraging. The
north, wo know, can speak for itself; yet our readers north
of the Boyne will he glad to hear that Galway, Ballinasloe,
Clonmel, Cashel, Kilkenny, etc., are increasing in self-de-
pendence and consisment improvement.
Much satisfaction has been felt at an intimation
that the London and North Western and Chester
and Holyhead Railway Companies will commence on
the list of next month to convey second-class passen•
gers between London and Dublin by the express
trains. This arrangement was required to give full
effect to the through-ticket system.
The little town of Loughrea, in the county of Gal-
way, has been the scene of a horrible domestic tragedy.
On Thursday night last Mrs. Cosgrave, the wife of
the head constable of police, during the absence of
her husband from the barracks, sent her maid on a
message, and having secured the door, proceeded to
the bed where her children, two boys, aged respec-
tively 4! years and months, were sleeping, and
murdered them by cutting their throats with a
razor. 'fhe head of the elder child was nearly
severed from the body, and the wound upon the
neck of the other was such as must have produced
immediate death. She then attempted to put an
end to her own life by the name means, but did
not succeed in doing so. Her husband is supposed
to be insane since the fatal occurrence, and re-
mains strictly- guarded by some of the police. No
blame attaches to any party beside the unhappy
womau herself, nor can any cause be assigned
which might lead to the commission of the fearful
deed. Slw is described as haring been a person
of a morbid and brooding disposition, much prone
to novel reading, and she lived in a very secluded
manner during the last nine months, but her con-
duct to her husband was most affectionate.
Orders arc issued to the Coast Guard stations
round the coast of Ireland to have all the men of that
force whose term of service does, not exceed Live
years in readiness to go on board ships of the line.
The j
udges of the Court of Common Pleas have
decided. in a case submitted for their consideration
from the Encumbered Estates Court, "that the Com-
missioners for the Sale of Encumbered Estates in
Ireland have not, under the statute 12 and 13 Vie.,
cap. 77, power to sell the perpetual annuity or
rent-chrge charged on lands held under a lease of
lives renewable for ever."

The 10th of June has been fixed for the opening
of the Munster exhibition at Cork.

NAVAL

We ( Morning CAro;ele),are glad to hear that
Captain Ramsay, R.N., is to hoist a pendant on board the
Magicknne steam-frigate, and take command of the steam
squadron at Devonport ; and that Captain the lion. S. T.
Carnegie will hoist a pendant in the Horatio, with the
same object at Sheerness. This is a step in the right di-
rection. We may add that Captain Henderson, in the
Blenheim, is already in a similar position at Portsmouth.
.11)1116ALTT, JAN. 19.—PfloMOrlos.---F. Wise to
be master. Arrinsterste.—Lieutenants F. T. Hamilton
to Erecifent; and P. W. May, additional, to Castor.
Clerk.—F. 0. pidgin, to Piagani. Second Muter.—E.
Wilde to rectory; J. 0. Jones, to fletribution; and E. M.
Shacklock, to Lecuttkr. Midshipmen.—l'. 0. Leach, A. J.
Chatfield. and G. A. T. Drake, to rectory; C. P. Roger,
to Britannia; J. Mere sad C. 0. D. Allingluun, to Water-
loo; D. W. Holt and G. Lane, to Penelope; and F. H.
Stuart, to Ajar. Master's Assistant.—F. P. Haswell, to
Impregnable; It. Usk!, to Waterloo; .1. Dewar, to rieloey.
Poarsmorru, JAN. 19.—The Hydra, th paddle-
wheel swam sloop, Commander Thomas Belgrave, arrived at
Spithead to-day from Sheerniss. Site had her powder and
shell thrown out, and came into harbour this afternoon. It
is reported that she will convey Major-General George
Cathcart to the Cape of Geed Hope on his appointment to
that command. The Hammer, dockyard lighter, arrived
to-day from the River, bringing • portion of the luggage
of Rear-Admiral Dundee for the Britannia, 120, Stung as
his flag ship for the Mediterranean. The Rodney, WI,
Captain Charles Graham, C. 8., shifted from her moor-
ings of Gosport to-day to them of the Victo-
ria .hulk. The Raleigh, 60, was removed hem
the sea basin to-day to alongside the Camperslown.
To-day the board of examiners at Clarence-yard proceeded
with their eiuunination of the preserved mutts for the navy.
330 eases were opened, and only 67 were found good ; the
remainder, 203, being condemned as unfit for loud. They
were labelled as containing beef, but large quantities of
head tongue with palate, ligament, tallow, and bone were
found as at melons examinations. They were of three
weights-101 a., 1011 be, and 131 be.—and they all formed
part of the stock that hail been supplied to the Vengeance,
84, Captain Lord Edwanl Russell, but Mum(' into store
ham that ship whilst at this port, in conformity with orders
from the Admiralty, who had determined to confine the
icon of these meats, not having then discovered their bad-
ness, to ship. destined for more distant stations. The exa-
mination will conclude to-morrow, there now being only
260 cases to open.
MoVtiMENTS.—Jan. 9, at Malta: Iler Majesty's
ships Queen, Ceylon, Albion, Superb, Trafalgar, Belle-
rophon, Hercules, Vengeance, Indefatigable, Terrible,
Spiteful, Medina, Banshee. Jan. 11, Gibraltar, arrived:
Her Ilmesty's steam-frigate Dragon, from Tangiers; her
Majesty's sloop Janus, from Algetiru.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, JAN. 19.—The Regina Professor of INVi-
'sky (Dr. Jacobson, of Christ Church) proposes, during
this Term, to resume his private lectures on the Book of
Common Prayer, and no the Seripterssm Erdesumticorsuis
f of Dr. Routh. Any members of the University
who have passed the examination for the degree of 8.A.,
and may be desirous of attending, are requested
to call on the Professor on Monday, February
2nd, between the hours of twelve and two o'clock.
Ile also intends to commence a course of public lectures on
Friday, the 6th of March, at I o'clock at Christ Church.
These lectures are open to all members of the University
who have passed the B.A. examination ; and those who
wish to attend are requested to all on the professor on
Thursday, Marsh the 4tb, with a recommendation front the
head of their college or from their tutor.