The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-30 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Drnws, Accra? 2c.
The accounts of the crops are still favourable, but
the weather is not what we could wish. There is an
absence of rain, and a great deal of moisture.
Mr. Macaulay arrived in town last night from Kil-
larney, the scenery of which gave him great pleasure.
He starts to-day for Carrickfergus. A vast deal of
assistance has been given to him in his efforts to pro-
cure information, and his ;account of the Williamite
campaign will be the most interesting ever published.
The Lord Lieutenant has handed over her Majesty's
bounty (3001.) for Belfast, to the funds of the General
Hospital, and has made this communication to the
Bishop of Down, in the following letter
" Vincent Lodge, August 25,1849.
"My Lord,—l heir herewith to transmit a letter of credit
ces the Provincial Bank for
tha 3001., and In thes
name allocatihouldon of
Ibis mum lam emit amxions t her Majaray' s
ask ever ia the liallten manner, be mixed up with political
es asclaelma essusiaati ; sad that no interruption should
take 0111111111( dig 1N1M01057 and goodwill which characterised
en plebe during the recent visit of the Queen, and which
were so peculiarly gratifying to her Majesty. I have, ac-
eordingly, to request that your lordship will have the good-
ness to pay this sum to the Belfast General Hospital, which
I have selected, not only as en institution which confers vast
benefit on suffering humanity, but as one which all clones
in Belfast units in amW.ing, for I am informed that it re-
ceived nearly the whole of the public and private collections
made during her Majesty's visit to that city, proving thereby
the univosal ratification in which this charity is held by all
dames sad creeds.
"I have the honour to be, my lord, your very faithful
" Tice
sernet" CLAIM/WON.
Lord Bishop el Dews and Connor," klic.

DINNER TO TUE DIRECTORS OP THE SOUTH
RAILWAY AT GRATIWEND.—Last evening a
sumptuous entertainment was given by the mayor, corpora
.ion, and inhabitants of Gravesend, to the directors of the
South Eastern Railway, to celebrate the opening of that
company's North Kent line to Gravesend. About one hun-
dred gentlemen sat down to dinnt r at the Clifton Hotel, at
half-put six, a special train having shortly before that time
ought the directors from London-bridge. The mayor,
D. Ridge, presided, and there were present—Mr. Macgregor,
the chairman of the South Eastern Railway ; Captain War-
ren, Captain Daniel, Mr. Lewis Small, SX. Kinadrd (late
sheriff ), Mr. Barlow, Mr. Herbert (the secretary), and se-
veral officers of the railway. Amongst the principal robs
bitting and members of the corporation were—Alderman
Sadrington, Dr.tkunders, Mr Masters Smith (the high
sheriff ), Mr. Fespanage (juke of the county court), Rev.
Robert Goyim, Alderman Flan*, Captain Baku.; Messrs.
Smith, Ditchbourne, Sharland (town clerk), Macrae,
Barker, Coombe, Dobson, A'Beckett, and others. Several
toasts were drank, and the directors returned by special
train, which reached the London-bridge terminus soon after
twelve o'clock.
Ifultatirr.—HUlClDE IN THE RIVER L/Lt.—By. Mr.
Baker, at the Spread Basle, Homerton, on the body of Tho-
mas Wilkinson, aged 6.5 years, • carpenter, who was found
drowned in the river Lea, wits hie arms and legs tied toge-
ther. A notice of the discovery of the body appeared in
some of the journals, and it was supposed, from the appear-
ance of the body, that the deceased had dun murdered ;
The deceased had, for some years, exhibited much eccen-
tricity of manner, and had repeatedly threatened to destroy
himself. He frequently absented himself from home, and on
Saturday last he left his family for the purpose of taking a
walk in the forest. He was never nen aliveBards;
sad oa Sunday morning his body was found river,
near Homerton-bridge. His feet and hands were tied toge-
ther with cords. There was also a nous over the right thigh,
from which he had evidently extricated his right hand.
From the position of the cords, the demised could easily have
fastened them himself. Deceased's hat was found on the
bank. Verdict, " Found drowned.