The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-09 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Dec. 8.
A deputation of members of the executive com-
mittee of the Great Exhibition of 1853 waited yes-
terday by appointment on the Lord-Lieutenant, for
the purpose of presenting an address. The Lord
Mayor, Lord Talbot do Malahide, William I)argan,
Alderman Roe (chairman of the committee), Sir Ro-
bert Kane, Sir C. P. Roney, and Sir Edward M'Don-
nell, formed part of the deputation. Alderman Roe
read an address, acknowledging the substantial bene-
fits couterred on the late Exhibition by a patronage
not simply official, but generous and sincere. " lar
all the important aids (said the deputation) rendered
to us by your Excellency and the Countess St. Ger-
, mans in the discharge of our arduous trust we now
respectfully tender our unfeigned thanks, and we feel
assured that your Excellency will share the gratifica-
tion we experience in reflecting that an enterprise of
such magnitude and novelty, presenting 60 many points
of hazard, collecting together such an invaluable
amount of wealth and such unusual numbers of all
classes of our fellow-citizens and strangers, should
have terminated 113 auspiciously ; but more especi-
ally do we rejoice that the late Exhibition should
have furnished so favourable an opportunity of de-
monstrating the intelligence and good conduct of the
operative and humbler classes of our countrymen, to
advance whose welfare it must be the desire of your
Excellency and of this committee the late Exhibition
may be found to contribute. Such considerations
cannot fail to excite in us feelings of thankfulness
to Almighty God, and we fervently pray that his
blessing may cause this great undertaking to result
in those benefits to Ireland which were contemplated
by our benevolent fellow•member, with whom it ori-
ginated."

His Excellency gave an equally feeling reply-, and
invited the deputation to a luncheon.
The writ for the Clonmel election has been re-
ceived, and the nomination will take place either on
Tuesday or Wednesday next. It is probable that
there will be no attempt at any opposition to Mr,
John O'Connell. Mr. Bianconi, senior, who, as well
as his son, is absent on the Continent, is very indig-
nant at the attempt made to set up the latter as a
candidate, and in a letter dated Pisa, Nov. 22, he
writes as follows to a friend in Clonmel :
I would sooner see him dead than allow him to stand for
C:onrael under present circumstances, and 1 hope the libe-
rals will be as they have always been, independent and una-
nimau•, and not to he dragooned by these young Ind .nilers.
In the event of the Liberator's son being put mu nomination,
and if there be any annoyance given to him and the inde-
pendent party by 'a contest, substribe liberally for rue to-
wards the legal expentis.
Sergeant Field, of the 11th Hussars, appeared be-
fore the magistrates at College-street Police-ottice,
yesterday, to answer the complaint of a Mr. Keary,
a dentist, for an assault; the charge being that the
sergeant had twitched oft' the complainant's hat in
the theatre after he had refused to remove it him-
self, while the anthem of " God Save the Queen."
was being performed. The policeman on duty in the
theatre at the time refused to take the charge against
the sergeant, and Colonel Brown, Police Commis-
sioner, attended yesterday for the purpose of stating
that the man had done his duty on the occasion. A
sergeant-major of the same regiment, who had ac-
companied the defendant, observed that they were
bound by their oath not alone to protect the life
of the Queen, but likewise to defewl her crown,
her honour, and her dignity, from the assaults
of ,all enemies. They conceived that remain-
ing on the seat and retaining the hat on
during the performance of the National Anthem
was an insult to her Majesty, and when a
person refused to rectify the omission which might
otherwise have been accidental, the offence became
intentional, and they were bound to resent it at all
hazards. Mr. Stronge, the magistrate, after hearing
the case, said a slight assault had unquestionably
been committed, as the fact was not even attempted
to be controverted, but at the same time the amount
of provocation was very great, and he was happy to
say was hurtful not alone to the defendant, in the
present case, but to the great majority of the audi-
ence. Mr. Strongo referred to the fact which had
been stated by the sergeant-major, namely, that all
persons wearing her Majesty's cloth were bound to
preserve her from indignity, and in so doing ob-
served upon the very proper conduct of the defi:ndant
under the circumstances, as well as the highly
respectable demeanour and appearance of himself
and brother officer, and stated in conclusion that he
had no hesitation in dismissing the complaint.

NAVAL.

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ADMIRALTY, DEC. 8. —APPOINTMENTS.—ABeiaIMt
Surgeon, C. Stevenson, confirmed to Rodney, 90, at Ports-
mouth.
Clerk (1846), G. W. Anderson, to Neptune, 120, guard
ship of ordinary, at Portsmouth.
Clerk-in. Charge (184.5), J. Sweatman, to Radania nt hue,
4, paddle-wheel steam transport of '220-borer power, at
Pembroke.
Clerk's Assistant, W. S. Mould, to &nen leen, 70, guard
ship of ordinary at Chatham ; and B. Stratford, to einune,
120, guard ship of ordinary.

SPORTING.

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TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY.

THE DERBY.-8o strong a current of opposition set in
against Hesee Cuael that after 40 to 1 had oven booked to
125/. be was driven to 1,000 to 20, laid three times, and
finally to 2,000 to 3.5. Most of the money was betted by
one party and taken by one party. In the course of his re-
trogression 500 even was laid between him and Corin.

1,800 to 200 was taken about King Tom, 750 to 2.) twice
about Boiardo, 40 to 1 to 225/. about Knight of St. George,
and 1,000 to 25 Meteors, the current price against the last-
named, however, was only 1,000 to 30.
Autocrat, Dervish, and Ruby were untouched.

The Grim Nortoern Hanleap and The Cheater Cup
were merely talked about.
LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE-
CHASE.
20 to 1 aget Mr. Bigotll's Peter Simple (t)
DERBY.

9 to 1 agst Baronfriahsil;ild's King Tom (t)
30 to 1 Lord Derby's Boiardo (t)
33 to 1 lir. J. Scott's Meteora (1000 to 25 laid
once)
40 to 1 Mr. Mornia's Knight of St. George (t)
2000 to 3.5 -- Duke of Bedford's Hesse Cassel (t)
1000 to 15 Baron Rothschild's Middlesex (offd)
2000 to 20 Lord Mitten's Alembic (t)
1000 to 10 Duke of Richmond's
.colt by Van
Tromp—keel (t)
Very few members were present.