The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-24 00:00:00

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

The Archbishop of Team, in a letter to the Flee-
seat's Mimi: acknowledging the receipt of several sub-
scriptions for the relief of the destitution is Lis dime's, states
the following distressing circumstance :
" Oa the morning at last Bawdily, as setting oat from
Medford, the corpse of a young man who died of hanger
ea the presediag night was seen stretched ea the read-side.
I sew the seises or eviction sad desolation as I traversed the
perish to the shone of Leash Corrib. I could sot believe
that say perish foal& Wait so may asetwassai of
headless creelty. It is as wonder if death a every farm of
disease sad starvation (unwed is the Weis of this dopers-
lade, system. The niewy, however, was despising as we
admired. and the wretaaraasm of the poor of this remote
sad arath-neglected region is mob that I will not occupy the
tine to barrow the feelings of the reader by its description."

ML MAURICE POWER, non of the late comedian,
made his Ant sppearanos lest night before a Dublin audi-
ence. He is extremely young, and his want of Ramapo
viper ememarily prevents him from doing judo to his con-
ceptions. It would be hardly (sir to pronounce any opinion
at pretest apes hie histrionic talents. The hams was miser-
ably attended. Not half a doses persons were la the boxes.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
CANBAIDOI, MAY 23.—At a congregation Inaba this
des the following degrees were eosterred : A. W.
, (Jason's College; A. M. W. Christopher, Jam
College; F. Bmwdillon, Emmanuel College. L.L.B. : J.
H. Ash. fit. Peter's College; Peter Curets, Trinity Hall ;
S. W. Maul. Christ's Collte. 111./3 :W. C. Fos, Si.
Collage. B A : H. 8. Bryant, Trinity College; J. D.
Hedgers, Clare Hall ; E. Hardened', Downiog Culler.
At the same ocremegation the following mace was offered
le tie ssUSM ea Ike nisminesialks of the bead of suithe-
alba Mem ;

"To omit the words and geometrically' (to far as they
relate to optics) is the schedule which coneiitatee the third
&ante of the regulations for the examination of qui &llama
who are eantildwee r homy% opprovetl by grecs of the
senate May 13,1846 "
The grace passed without opposition.

NAVAL.
POUTS 11101743. COAST•GUAILD RIDUCTIONS.—Oram
have hese leswed for the inneediste abolition of the mamma
cometimeed .snick. The homes am to be dimmed of, by
smiting the best to Leedom for ask, while the word alms
will be said at the seetperts.—d 'Joel staff, to be used with
the newly.invesud signal cones, is !about to N erected ie
the vitality et 11111.4 wed, near Gaped, so as to commuoi-
este with die eemapheee is the dockyard, Portsmouth, thee
cempletlng a Ilse of meet telegraph by emet-guard from this
port to Devespiet.
Pus, Brrrinx.—Teeedsy's Gage&
gives codes to the oaken and commay of the Bittern, T.
Hops, Beg.. Comm., who were actually en board at the elti**
tore ef the Pliedre, es the 29th Jan., 1847, that a distribu.
dee dike bounds. received for the said vessel will be reads
cm Jose 6, at No. 14, Gt. Oderge-st., Westminster, when
the suelohned shares will be remlled for three scathe :
Commaseler, 1321. lb. 71d. ; third clad. 17f 181. Bid
fourth ekes, 81. 16s. 101 d. ; fifth ekes, 71 19s. 21d. ; sixth
des, 61. tie. led ; levee*. clam, 41.8 e. 61d. ; eighth class,
N.loe. 9d. ; ninth slam 21.13. 014. ; tenth due, 11. LUCK ;
eleveuthelesa, 11. 6..61d. ; twelfth clam 17e. 81d. ; thirteenth
sloes, lb. 14.—NALL3Tr, Itosigeort, and Co., Agents.

MILITARY.
Too Cotorrimze.—Os Tsas6ay sight the coloaelatee of
the 16th Heseare, 6th Feelleers, and 73rd Foot were ga-
netted es eoalerred apes the general °Seen previonely then-
timed is the paper. With tepid to the 28111, the delay we
eatieipated Ithe tampion ; bet it is clearly understood that
ea Friday Mejor-Geseral Duffy, C. 8., will be platted to
the 28th Foot, la anesession to the late Sir Edward Paget.
Tan VACANCY AT Canthan HOSPITAL.—GeneraI Sir
Colin Helium G.C.8., is to succeed to the vacant appoint-
ment at Chelsea Hospital. Should Sir Grow Anson, the
present lieutenant governor, &alias the governorship, Sir
Colin will become the governor ; and Sir George Anson will,
is that ere, of moth retain hie prwent pat.
A DISTRIBUTIOIII OF WAR 111DAIR took plus OR Satur-
day on the esplanade, Celt& hill, Elinburgh. The veterans
entitled to received thew diatomite's* were about eighty in
number, sad most et thea now belong to the Local Yea-
down expo. Colonel Hops distributed the medals.