The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-14 00:00:00

IRELAND.

It is expected that a plan has been
been hit upon fur
De Dec. 13.
disposing of the fund in progress of collection for the
Dorgan Testimonial," which will meet universal
approbation. At a meeting of the Committee held
yesterday, Lord Talbot de Malahide read a report on
the subject, and the following notice of motion
founded thereon, and which in all probability will be
adopted, was entered on the minutes :
As it appears to this committee that provision is already
made through the medium of the several schoulr, colleges,
and other public institutions already in exigence fur pro-
moting industrial education, so far as the same can be done
by providing teachers and professors, but that a public gal-
lery for the exhibition of the works of art and industry is
still much required in Ir-land, and, if established, would
tend to improve the public taste, as well as to advance
these numerous branches of manufacture is which beauty
and originality of design are requisite..—Resolved : That it
is the opinion of this committee that the best wuy of applying
the funds placed at its disposal, and the most suitable mode,
under all the circumstances, of commemorating the Great
Exhibition of 1353, and its generous air,: patriotic founder,
Mr. Dorgan, will ha by erecting a suitable buNing for the
nithr.;*.;tiun of works of art and industry, to be called the
II Aimee Institute."
The Neu.:..:4 Telegraph, received to-day, mentions
the seizure of some ammunition and arms in the dis-
turbed district of Meigh. It appears that the police,
acting on information which they had received, pro-
ceeded to the house of a maid named Laurence
Shevlin, an umbrella maker, and there found con-
cealed under ground a quantity of ammunition, a
large pistol, and a bag containing slugs. Shevlin,
on being interrogated, denied that he had any arms,
and he was then taken before Capt. Warburton,
ILM., and by him committed for trial at quarter-
sellgons.

The same paper furnishes a fresh catalogue of out-
rages, attributed to the ribbon system. Among the
rest it gives the following:
A diabolical outrage occurred within the last week near
Rathfryland. Late on the night of Monde'', the sth inst.,
or early on the following morning, a shot was, fired into the
residence of the Rev. Mr. Russborough, of Lenin, about
a mile from Rathfryland. The rev. gentleman and Mrs.
Rossborough being in Belfast were absent at the time of
the outrage. The shot was fired through a window into
the room of a female domestic, and the contents of the gun
were lodged in the opposite wall. The particuhirs of the
occurrence were communicated next day to Capt. Warbur-
ton, R.M., but though the most diligent search has been
ramie, no clue to the miscreants has been discovered. The
Lord Lieutenant has offered a reward of 101, its addition to
one of 301. from the loci( crime and outrage fund, for in-
formation to lead to the apprehension of the perpetrators.
A case of a curious character, and which has
excited a good deal of local interest, terminated,
after occupying the court three days, in the Court
of Exchequer yesterday. Mrs. Kelly, whose name
has been so constantly before the public for some
years past, as one of the parties in the famous will
case of'" Thewles v. Kelly, was the defendant in the
case, and Sergeant Ryan, of the Dublin detective
police, was the plaintiff; the action having been
brought to recover the sum of 500/., offered as a
reward for the arrest of Mr. George Birch, a solicitor,
charged by Mrs. Kelly with the embezzlement of
40,0001., entrusted to him for her account. The
chief defence set up was that the plaintiff had only
' performed his duty as a policeman in making the
arrest ; that he was not, in fact, the discoverer of
Birch, but was accompanied to France in search of
him by Mrs. Kelly's attorney, Mr. Campion, all his
expenses being defrayed, and Mr. Campiou being the
man who pointed out Birch to him to be arrested.
A great deal of curious matters were evolved in the
protracted cross-examination of the beceral wit-
nesses, and the jury ultimately found that the plain-
tiff was the sole captor of Birch, and was conse-
quently entitled to the full reward.
A difficulty which had arisen in respect to the elec-
tion of the mayor of Limerick, has been decided in
favour of Alderman Watson, the proprietor of the
Limerick Chronkle. Mr. Watson, though a conser-
vative, is very popular, and bonfires were lighted
through the town last night to celebrate his success.
The 46th Regiment of infantry has received orders
to march for Kilkenny to replace the 62nd, which is
under orders for the Mediterranean. The first de-
tachment marches to-morrow.

A highly satisfactory report has been presented by
the trustees and managers of the Cork Savings Bank;
the government receipt for 291,5221., being within
1,836/. of the gross sum due by the bank, was pre-
sented at their last meeting.

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 13.—APPOINTMENT.—Assistant
Surgeon It. Burrows to the Medea, 6, paddle wheel steam
sloop of 350• horse power, at Portsmouth.

SPORTING.

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