The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-17 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

DUBLIN, Oar. 16.
, Considerable progress has been made during the last
few days in preparing the great hall for the Crimean
banquet. About 200 men are employed in emoting
the temporary galleries, painting the ceiling and the
columns that support it, putting op various decora-
tions, and making other arrangements to suit the
place for the approaching demonstration. The total
number of guests foe whom the dinner will be pro-
vided will be about 4,000, of whom about 3,000 will
be Crimean soldiers, the rest being men representing
Ithe Royal Navy. the Royal Matinee, the Constabu-
lary, the Land Transport Service, &c., who have
shared in the dangers and glories of the Crimean
campaign. Among the guests also will be the Lord
Lieutenant and staff, a number of distioguished per-
ms who will receive invitations, and the members
of the committee. Lord Seaton will be present in his
official capacity, as commanding the forma in Ire-
land; and the veteran Lord Gough as a member of
the committee. Twenty veterans from the Royal
Military Hospital, Yilmainham, will receive invita-
tions, and take part with their sons and grandsons at
the banquet.
The Custom-house authorities in London have re-
fused to remit the duty on the wine which will be
consumed at the banquet, although held actually
within a bonded warehouse. Subscriptfous continue
to reach the committee from various parts of the
country, moms et the most liberal being those for-
warded from the several stations of the constabulary.
The Lord Advocate of Scotland officiated in laying
the first stone of the Sinclair Seamsn's Church at
Belfast on Tuesday.
Messrs. Morrogh and Kennedy, solicitor.. have, in
a letter addressed to the Clowns: Chronicle., contra-
dicted a malicious rumour which has been afloat as
to certain depredations said to have been made on
the late John Sadleir's estates in Tipperary.

J. C. Carter, Eq., coroner for the county Kil-
dare, held as inquat yesterday, at the Curry& Encamp-
meat, oa the body of Patrick Whelan, • private Ia the
18th Royal Irish, who lad died from the effects of thres
bayonet wounds sad other iejariee, alleged to have
bean Maimed by Thomas Hunt, a privets in the
66th Regiment, who was preemie la custody. It op-
posed from the evidence of Alfred Maybsak, a pri-
vate in the 38th Regiment, that on the evening
of the 18th !natant, whilst on duty at the portion of the
camp seeped by the commissariat department, he saw
the demised resales in the direotiou at the guard room,
pureed by one of the sentries' and deceased having fallen
apparently by accident, the other soldier, on coming op
with his, passed his bonnet through deceased's body, and
returned to his poet after doing so. This witness was
°marooned with the seueed, bat failed in identifying him
satlefeetorily. Hoary Kolar and his brother, both
privates in the 36th Regiment, dep wed that
whoa peering them the deceased asked his way
to the guard-room, sad wee directed asordingly ;
being under the itliasee of drink, he made a snatch at a
(km In one of their mouths, bet upon their endeavouring
to make a prisoner of him he eseeeded hi breaking loose
and getting away. It further appeared that the demised
was remarkable for general good ondset, and wore a medal
for distinguished service. After deliberatieg for nearly two
hours, the jury Sued that the death of Patrick Whelan
lad resulted from a wooed or wounds it Dieted by • Spinet,
and that Private Thomas Rent, of the 66th Regiment, wee
memory to his death. The prisoner was eowtraitted for
trial at the ensuing spring wins• hall however was taken
for his appearance. A rumour Which gained considerable
endears sea at first prevalent to the effect that Byrne, the
man whom deemed had struck with the Mee, was like-
wit* dead, but lapin inquiry this would appear to be un-
true. He I. however daegesuly wounded, and confined
to hospital.

WATERFORD AND FEINOT RAILWAY.—A large
sad iatasatial wet's' of the joist committees was held
Is Dessarvia se Nowley. As the pram wars not admitted
wo aro umblo be passes oar readers with say smelliest at
the eftWeele amber mmuldsratio• ; bat we leaned from a
well-Weems. same then the soetrostor seat over by 811
hoopla Postai, and Irbo west carefully into the matter,
hes Wend busks the the sonspiebe he Kr. Terrain's esti-
mate; and bale so suirda• on w lb* veins of the 1t.., that
be bee Wheel to pat a very leer nu late It; sod we also
lemon that be expressed we °Olden ibis the line woald be
•10 per seat. lino—it sea be made is obesely, and will
consesad so large a tads. slt pine Illeough a rich sad
voluble coastry. We impost • famessiy will bs started Is
a few dare, sad we sze Wow* =Makes it we do Dot gad
a peat daraad for the shares, ea which, the iniaiessat
diwi-
dead of 6 per mat. is saarauteed.— Wosirforif Jima

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Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of
pablie badness.

1111 LATI PR. T. E. GALL.
Mr. Da lnuar„ after shading to the valuable see-
deem roadered to III• corporation by Its late Mr. flail for a
great amber of year, moved, " That this evert is desiring
of masthead? mu►ing its Hasa of the value of the pablic
services of the late Tho■aa Hear? Hall, Fag., sad retell it
to a committee to ethnics and sport as to the best mode of
obtaining a but or portrait, to he plaead is tho Coned-
chamber, with a tales and suitable thuriptioa. at a cost not
'noodle/ 2.501." (Hear, hoer )
Mr. Da Jammu seconded tns math, which was pat
aid carried ansaissoutly ; sod it wee rotund to dis /up
provelattat Committee to c.ny Its eject into offset, Mr. De
Jaen, befog added to the committee.
ABOLITION OP WARD !PROBST..
Mr. M. SAXTON isarrell—" t bat it be referred to a am-
ratite. t. emonclor sad report spots tho propriety of pasta's
as eel of Commis Cassell to esepead the sameeniog of ward
'squab, roomy of the various duties andeatly discharged
by them being now eneoutal by other °floors app3inted
wader wooden sets of parliament."
Mr. T. nay.= easosded the motion, which was mud ;
and, alter a short di•eswioo, the matter was remit to the
Leadoa Corporation Itiqu'ry Committee.

THE ROYAL ENGINEARS.-00 Wednesday even-
ly, the °Soon of the R-,yel Beeson, who served gulag
the late wer in the Crimea sad Bahia dined together at
no Freetown,' Tavern. Awe, the rears present were
General Sir J. Berge's,, G C.B Lleutenew-Geseral Sir
H. Joan, IL C. 8., Colonel 0:rdoo, C. 8., Colossi Chip-
mao, C 1... Liestonant-Colonel Owes, C 1.,. Major Lond,
C. 8.; Majon Montego, 0 bb, Havant 3 watt Armit, Ord,
NBA,leon, and Bennbill ; Captains Fisher, Cumberland,
Blphinstmte, and Bruce; Liestemults Mattis, Graham,
Lesson Phillips, Darrah, Donnelly, sod Mabel.; Lieu-
tessot-Calnel Cemphell, 46ih Regnant, Assiesont.ll,-
giant, General Sir John Burgoyne befog in the ohne.
Ater the Soon the fellowiek Units were drunk The
Guess, Prises Albert, the Doke of Cambridge, and the
list of the royal featly;" "The Memory ef the Engine,
°Seen who have fallen dung the lam war;" " The health
of Ike sister come, the Royal Artillery, the onsets of all
sernote who mend as Amiens, Bogiwers ;" Prosperity
to the Corps of Iloyal Beginners and Royal Bemir god
Maw ms" sad "The Chai's, Sir J. Burroyers."- It way
not be adotereeting here to state that of the 7$ Allen of
this seeps who Tremor el to the seat of war 'sly 41 bon
Mater to Zegland arsailisd. Of the rentalaing 32-9
were killed, d died of wounds, 4 died of disease, 1 was
drowned while on duty, god 13 were wounded ; a list which
wiU boor tomparima with any other branch el the cane.
daring the wr.
THE ALLEGED CAn OF FOllO ZIT AT COUFAII-
Anons.-.. The Dowels Aditrataer sera:—" This are is still
under investigaticr, sad we soda:stead that Mr. Dress
and hie friends raietale his innowww. whisk we tent they
way serer is esiabliathy. The bank of whir Mr. Dau
er was Nor sd OmpawAsies was the Bilsborgh and
Glow+, net She Olty sf Oiergew Beak, r irenrately
stand."—.llsesiesir

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1851.