The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Deana, Arm:sr 11.
Messrs. Keogh, M.P., Reynolds, M.P., and Sad-
leir, M.P., have been appointed a subcommittee to
prepare resolutions fur the approaching aggregate
catholic meeting.
The ('erk Reis,rfre forebodes much evil from the
agitation which this aggregate meeting is intended
to inaugurate, and apprehends that the threatened
'• Catholic Defence Association " may 1w the means
of producing considerable mischief. The southern
journalist says :
lithe question that we have to consider he one of con-
flict• beta ccii the papal and the anti-papal parties, we must
my that we have no expectation that victory• would be found
to attend the former. Hut is the question one of conflict ?
Here, it appears to us, the whole essence of the matter is
contained. If the Defence Association keeps to its legiti-
mate duties-4a confines itself to the temperate risainte-
-11,111(7 of the rights of catholiis to hold as good a footing in
these islands th rt afforded to the professors of all other
creeds -must we of necessity anticipate that the result will
be angry and exciting collision between the catholics and
the rest of the community ? We certainly do nut see that
such a conflict is unavoidable. We beheve that it may he
averted, if extreme a iMlnm, prudence, and waiver preside
over the proceedings oif the D.•tence Association.
I regret to say that all the accounts from the
country this morning mention the appearance of the
potato blight, but nearly all of them add, that from
the advanced state of the crop, there is reason to
hype that the injury will not be extensive.
It is understood that the directors of the Bank of
Ireland, the Provincial, the National, the Hibernian.
and the Royal Banks, have agreed to permit the
clerks and assistants in the different offices in Ire-
land to visit the Crystal Palace, accompanying the
favour with a gift oi 10/. each.

I)owNrAtiett.k ELl:cm:v.—On Friday an election
was held in this borough, for the purpose of returning a
member to serve in parliainent in the room of Richard
J. C. ltivers Ker, )Lei., who lies accepted a diplomatic em-
ployment connected with the Russian embassy. The hour
appointed by the sena-ft:hal, Hugh Wallace, Ern., who is the
returning odteer, was eleven o'clock, shortly after which
the candidate, the How. Charles Stewart Ilardinge, eldest
sou of the gallant Lord Ilarditage, drove into town, accom-
panied by his cousins, I). S. Ker, EN., and the ex-member,
Mr. R. Ker, I. 'dr Selina Ker, the Hun. Mrs. D. S. Ker,&c.
John Hastings, km., in a short speech, proposed the lion.
Mr. llardinge, who came recommended to them as the re-
lative of their landlord, one of the hest to 1w found, and
who was exerting himself so much to increase the trade and
prosperity of the town. lie spoke iu high terms of the dis-
tinguished services and gallantry of the hon. candidate's
father, whose name was it pasepwrt in itself, and he had uo
doubt hut that if returned he would prove a !nog excellent
member.—The nomination having Neu seconded by Hugh
Clelland, lig., and no other canthilide having offered, the
seneschal declared Mr. Hardinge duly elected, who re-
turned his grateful thanks to the coustituency.—Mr. Ker,
the ea-member, afterwards addressed the electors, and
entered into au eaplanatiom of his parliamentary career,
vindicating his votes in behalf of free trade, which he had
no doubt, when worked out, would be conducive to the
benefit of both landlord sod tenant—as also his support of
her Alaiesty's government on the Ecclesiastical Titles As-
sumption Ital.—Previous to leaving town Mr. Iturdinge
controlouted most liberally to various charitable and literary
institutions of the town.
Com: ease of Colonel Vatuieleur r.
Capt. Kennedy, which had excited so much interest at the
previous trials, occupied Serjeant Howley in the Cork
County Court nearly the entire of Saturday. At balf•past
five the jury retired to consider their verdict, and in half-
on-hour after, having come into court, and announced that
there was to likelihood of their agreeing to a verdict, as
they were rips oily divided in opinion, they were discharged.
—ln the case of the Cork and Bandon Railway the !grand
jury have found true bills against the directors for riot, at
the prosecution of the convectoon, having on the previous
day found bills against the contractors at the prosecution of
the direeton. Both cases will be tried in the Count of the
ensuing week,

POOR LAW RELIEF IRELAND.—Yesterdny a
return to parliament ar.ar printed. frost which it appears
that in the three quarters of the financial year, ending the
sth of June last, the total expense incurred for in-main
trounce was, 4.14,488/., and for out-door relief 8,0021. la
other expo am% 102/08/., making the total expenses in-
curred 856,0781. The pocr-rate lodged astonoted to
840,3801. sad the total poor law valuation was 11,923,4401.