The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Mains. Ocr. 24.
The statement pub:iely made the other day by
Mr. Lentaigne, a meml'er of the Great Industrial
Exhibition Committee, to the effect that Mr. Dargan
would be some 20,0001. out of pocket by his grand
experiment, was no doubt loosely put forward, and
may have been a very great exaggeration of the true
state of affairs; but the absolute contradiction which
it now receives in some quarters, on what is stated
to be the best authority, with the addition that the
whole expenditure involved by the Exhibition will
have been covered by the receipts, requires almost an
equal amount of faith to credit it. As a few days
more must remove all doubt on the subject, it is not
worth while to speculate on it; but, in the mean time,
I give the following statement, which appears in the
commercial article of this day's Free man :
As the time he doting the Great Industrial Exhibition
' approaches conflicting statements are being circulated in
referince to the pecuniary result This may now be
pretty closely estimated ; and it gives us much pleasure,
not only for the sake of the man to whose generous pa-
triotism we stand debtors for so noble an undertaking,
but fur the character of the country, to be able to state,
from the most undoubted authority, that the wind up will
prove amply sufficient to reimburse the entire outlay.
1 his result, we are confident, will prove gratifying to
every one in this city, which has so largely benefited by
the eabihitios.

I'he invitations that have been forwarded to the
exhibitors by the committee of the Exhibitors' Ban-
quet to Mr. Dugan have been most cordially res-
pouded to, and several in England and Scotland,
who will not be able to compliment the distinguished
guest by their. personal attendance, have generously
sent their contributions for the purpose. A great
number of exhibitors whose addresses do not appear
in the Official Catalogue will not, owing to that
omission, receive any invitation. The banquet will
take place in the King's Room of the Mansion-house,
which the Lord Mayor hits placed at the disposal of
the committee.

Nearly fourteen thousand persona visited the Ex-
hibition on Saturday.
The NenagA Guardian has the following account of
an atrocious attempt at murder in the county of Tip-
perary
Friday evening, about four o'clock, a most daring at-
tempt at murder was made on the persons of a respectable
and unoffending man n4med SPGuirk, and his wife, at a
place called Cuvrabaha, on the public road between this
town and Borrisoleigh. Mr. M'Ouirk, who is in the habit
1 of buying batter for a firm is England, km been for a short
time residing in this town, and was also in the habit of
attending the weekly market of nark" for the purchase
of the same article. It appears, however, that for some
cause or other he became obnoxious to some persons, and
he got information • very short time ago that a party were
waiting at the °over of Carrick for the purpose of way-
laying him, and they were only prevented from effecting
their object in consequenoe of his not coming that way
the night he was expected. Believing the truth of
this statement, he resolved to take precautions for his
future safety, and accordingly availed himself of a pair of
pistols, and determined to travel by day. Considering that
Thurles would be • more advantageous place of residence,
he was about to WM his intentions yesterday. He accord-
ingly left this town os Ends'', about half-past two o'clock,
accompanied by his wife, child, nirvana man, and maid.
He proceeded as far as Currabahe without meeting any in-
terruption. Here be seat his man to light his pipe, and
drove quietly along In order that the man might overtake
him ; but he bed aft proseeded more than a few perches
when he was Imsediod el the ear by a blow of a stone,
thrown by a penes hem behind the ditch. His wife
shared • similar fate. The pray new closed in upon than,
dragged open WOuirk's •and teak from an boils
pocket his pastels, where he placed them; net
expecting to be al shad is the ass tins. than re-
newed their andanght,from whisk May were etas
by the noise of an approaching's,. TM wide did
sot occupy more than a minutest *sa. he by las time the
servant man had arrived the piny had led ; they were
enabled, however, almost taallthiliMismtions. Wthairk
was left insensible oa ass lids sil the read, and his wife
almost gasping for breath on the War. Mr. John Power,
victualler of this town, who was miming from the fair of
Teraplemore happened to par immediately after, and on
learning the'circtunstancee he drove with all possible speed
to the Lstteragh barracks, and acquainted the police with
what had occurred. They instantly repaired to the spot,
where they found poor hPooirk and his wife in • lamenta-
ble condition, besmeared with bind and covered with
wounds. One eye was literally mashed in Mrs. M'Ouirk's
head. 'levies somewhat reamed hen the attack, they
were rentsvea Med seder the care of
Dr. Plash* lobe dressed tide IMMO, and paid them all
the attention that their me amended. They are in •
very precarious condition. The mid, who had the child
in her arms' was uninjured, and she states that she will be
able to identify the parties if hrs.& ts has. The police
scoured the country last night in di &M... in search of
the perpetrators of this dtsbolind deed, bat, as far as we
can learn, without success.

END CLERICAL.

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